Carpet sellers at the train station of Merv at end of the workday

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Title	Carpet sellers at the train station of Merv at end of the workday
Subject	Business--Carpets Business--Carpets--Turkmenistan Railroad stations Railroad stations--Turkmenistan Potraits
Description	Photograph taken with the Kodak N. 1 camera, one of the first portable photographic tools, by the French photographer Paul Nadar who, between August and November 1890, embarked on a trip across Europe and Asia to Turkestan following the ancient silk route. He acted as an early photojournalist, documenting his travels and photographing sites as diverse as bazaars, mosques, and desert landscapes., Title and date devised by Library staff., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0007, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21977732, BIB-ID: 2352527
Contributor	Nadar Paul 1856-1939 (photographer.)
Date	1890
Format	nonprojected graphic, photoprint, 1 photograph : collodion printing-out paper print ; image diameter 8.8 mm (Kodak card print), on sheet 16.6 x 12.2 cm, unmediated, sheet
Identifier	QNL:00024883
Coverage	Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan, Asia, Central, Merv (Extinct city)
Rights	No Known Copyright
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