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An Historical Account of the British Trade Over the Caspian Sea ...
This 4 volume work by Jonas Hanway details much of the economic activity enriching the Russian Empire along the edges of the Caspian Sea in the 1740s and 50s.
Areas in the Soviet Union at Risk from Seismic Activity
Distribution of all seismic events in the Soviet Union from 1977 to 1986. Note the particular concentrations along the Kamchatka peninsula, the Tian Shen and Pamir mountain ranges in south Central Asia, and pockets in the Caspian region. Note that…
Arrival of new operating table from America. Howard L. Brooks and Dr. A. Powell Davies watch while Dr. Bruk, medical director, tries it out
As a trauma center, the Kościuszko Hospital had four surgical wards and one medical ward, and much of the work done by the USC was with importing and setting up surgical equipment. Dr. Powell Davies was a unitarian minister who spoke at the official…
Asia Gas Pipeline
In this image, a Chinese employee of Asia Gas Pipeline LLP (AGP) walks across a frozen landscape to inspect a portion of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline. AGP, a joint venture between the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and…
Authors of Kultura in Europe, 1947-1989
This map shows the locations of the authors in Europe contributing the Polish emigre journal Kultura between 1947 and 1989.