Iron ore mining at the Orlovsky mine known as the Shaft in the Southern Ural Mountains, Russian Empire. Black and white vintage photograph by Russian photographer Veniamin Metenkov dated from the beginning of the 20th century issued in the Russian vintage postcard published by Veniamin Metenkov himself in Yekaterinburg. Text in Russian: The Urals. Orlovsky mine Shaft. Iron ore mining. Courtesy of the Azoor Postcard Collection.

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Size: 2748px × 1739px
Location: Russian Empire
Photo credit: © Azoor Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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