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Yakov
Ivanovich Leitsinger

Russia • 1855−1914

Biography and information

The founder of the Arkhangelsk photographic society - documentary enthusiast of historical photographs. A well-known expert of the North. Elected to the Moscow City Duma meeting on 7 November the mayor of Arkhangelsk . Head Of The Arkhangelsk Freestyle Fire Brigade.

A unique photo album of the Solovetsky Islands - from the collection of the Arkhangelsk regional Museum. Photos of monastery, sketes, monuments of history and art. The name of the author of Yakov Ivanovich Leuzinger (1855-1914) known beyond the borders of Arkhangelsk - he left a great number of unique images of architecture, historical monuments and people the end of H1H - beginning of XX centuries In 1890-1900 he was accompanied by Leuzinger as the official photographer of the Arkhangelsk governors in their inspection trips. Probably his images of Solovki, the first, extant. The album was most likely a gift to someone and, perhaps, existed only in one copy.

(True North)