William Sachtleben and Johann Balinski strolling in front of the St. George Cathedral or Joseph-George Cathedral and bell tower, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben and Johann Balinski strolling in front of the St. George Cathedral or Joseph-George Cathedral and bell tower, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1891

Photographer

Allen, Thomas Gaskell

Date Created

November 22, 1891

Date

1891-11-22

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.
Joseph-George cathedral (demolished 1990) was located on Sail'goh (Sailgokh Street) street opposite House of Receptions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 5201 / 40, 36 ["36" crossed out]
Text from negative sleeve: No. 37. Nov. 22, 1891. The Russian cathedral in Tashkent. The bell-tower near by. [William] Sachtleben and [Johann] Balinski promenading. Contains tomb of Gen. Kaufumann.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis
Balinski, Johann von, b. 1859 or 1860

Location

Uzbekistan--Tashkent

Longitude

41.313274

Latitude

69.273927

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Orthodox churches -- Uzbekistan -- Tashkent
Bicycle touring -- Asia