USSR, Russia, Moscow, St. Petersburg, premises, trades and...

USSR, Russia, Moscow, St. Petersburg, premises, trades and miscellaneous. Circa 1880. Set of thirty-two cartes de visite, albumin prints mounted on cardboard. On some rectos and/or versos, photographers (including J. Monstein). Handwritten captions on most versos. Examples of subjects: Russian nurse, chimney sweep, peasant, interior scene, wood splitter, ragpicker, street sweeper, watermelon merchant, ragpicker, basket merchant, butcher; organ player, glazier, Russian priest, itinerant honey seller, water carrier; floor scrubber, vegetable merchant, pastry chef, itinerant fruit merchant, peddler, beggar, letter carrier, etc. Some marks and foxing. Average size whole, approx. 10 x 6 cm. Expert : Isabelle Cazeils