Raschistka uchastka dli︠a︡ stroitel'stva dorogi vdol' ozera Baĭkal.
880-01 Ministerstvo puteĭ soobshchenii︠a︡.
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[place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified],
1900-1904
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In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Akin to the great railroads to the Pacific in both the United States and Canada, Russia's transcontinental line was intended to supply and populate Siberia as well as deliver raw materials to the rapidly developing industries west of the Urals. Working against an ambitious timetable and under severe conditions of climate and terrain, the Russians effectively united the European and Asian parts of the empire by completing this herculean project. The engineering plans provided for the sequential construction of six basic segments. The fourth of these was the Circum-Baikal Railroad from Irkutsk to the eastern side of Lake Baikal. This photograph is from an album of 56 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian Railroad (1890s-1978) in the Novosibirsk Oblast State Archive. The album documents the construction of this part of the line, focusing on the engineers and workmen building tunnels and trestles along the route. The album was digitized for the Meeting of Frontiers digital library project in the early 2000s.
Iz fotoal'boma "Al'bom postroek i vidov krugobaĭkal'skoĭ zheleznoĭ dorogi. 1900-1904 g.".
State Archives of Novosibirsk Oblast
Construction Landscapes Transportation Railroads Mountains Siberia Lake Baikal
Construction and Views of the Circumbaikal Railroad. 1900-1904
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/mtfxph.wrb0002_00301