Steppe landscape in the USSR, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of a steppe landscape, taken by Lotte Jacobi in the USSR, ca. 1932-1933. Piles of stone and wood are visible near a machine in the foreground of the photograph, with an expansive steppe landscape in the distance.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/1490/thumbnail.jp

Child walking down a dirt street in Stalinabad (Dushanbe), Tajikistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of a street scene in Stalinabad (Dushanbe), taken by Lotte Jacobi in Tajikistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933. View down a dirt street of a child walking by mud and thatch houses. People are riding horses and walking along another street in the distance.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/1886/thumbnail.jp

People in a park in the USSR, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of people in a park in the USSR, taken by Lotte Jacobi, ca. 1932-1933. People wearing coats are walking along a path through what appears to be a park. Multi-story buildings are visible in the background.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/3586/thumbnail.jp

Jewish man carrying water in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of a Jewish man carrying water in Samarkand, taken by Lotte Jacobi in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933. A Jewish man in a long winter coat and leather hat is carrying two pails of water along a dirt street. People are walking along the street behind him. In the foreground a person out of frame is holding a teapot.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/1758/thumbnail.jp

Woman posing for a photo in Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of a woman in Central Asia, taken by Lotte Jacobi, ca. 1932-1933. Candid portrait of a woman wearing a long, striped coat and embroidered hat, with a long braid, standing on a dirt street.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/3452/thumbnail.jp

Men on horses on a street in Stalinabad (Dushanbe), Tajikistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of men on horses on a street in Stalinabad (Dushanbe), taken by Lotte Jacobi in Tajikistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933. A man wearing a coat and turban is sitting on a horse and holding the reins of another horse by a dirt street. More men are on horses on the street and by the buildings in the background.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/3357/thumbnail.jp

Rope making in the USSR, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of a rope making in the USSR, taken by Lotte Jacobi, ca. 1932-1933. Detail shot of a person winding a rope secured on a hook.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/3689/thumbnail.jp

Crowd at a bazaar in Stalinabad (Dushanbe), Tajikistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of a bazaar in Stalinabad (Dushanbe), taken by Lotte Jacobi in Tajikistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933. High-angle shot of men dressed in coats and turbans, some riding horses and donkeys, on a busy street at a bazaar.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/1977/thumbnail.jp

Shadow of the Tower of Death (Kalyan minaret) in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of the shadow of the Tower of Death (Kalyan minaret), taken by Lotte Jacobi in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933. View from atop the Tower of Death, with people and carts moving about the courtyard below in the tower\u27s shadow.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/1545/thumbnail.jp

Four men in Central Asia, ca. 1932-1933

Photograph of four unidentified men in Central Asia, taken by Lotte Jacobi, ca. 1932-1933. Four men wearing coats and hats are huddled in a group in a dim room laughing, smiling, and smoking cigarettes.https://scholars.unh.edu/jacobi_ussr_central_asia/2750/thumbnail.jp