American photographer and travelogue lecturer Branson DeCou journeyed the world for thirty years before his death in 1941 at the relatively young age of 49.
DeCou was born October 20, 1892, in Philadelphia, a city with a long history of photographic invention, from the pioneer Langenheim brothers to the work of Thomas Eakins. The city also has a tradition of collecting and publishing photographs - the Library Company of Philadelphia, American’s oldest cultural institution, had exceptional holdings of photographic works well before 1900 - as well as active associations for professionals and amateurs such as the Philadelphia Photographic Exchange Club and the Philadelphia Photographic Society.
The photos below were taken by Branson DeCou that show street scenes of Moscow in 1931. They were later colored with aniline ink.
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| “Best service – to workers!”, Moscow 1931 |
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| A foreigner is surrounded by the Muscovites, Moscow 1931 |
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| A parking lot next to Leningrad railway station, Moscow 1931 |
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| Agitation on Soviet Square: “The 5-year plan ensures tremendous amplitude of socialistic construction”, Moscow 1931 |
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| Birzhevaya square, Moscow 1931 |
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| Central Children’s Theater, Moscow 1931 |
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| Church of the Resurrection in the Kremlin, Moscow 1931 |
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| Demonstration, Moscow 1931 |
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| Foreign photographers, Moscow 1931 |
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| Gorky Park, Moscow 1931 |
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| GUM, Moscow 1931 |
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| Horse-drawn carriage, Moscow 1931 |
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| Inside the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow 1931 |
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| Ivan the Great Bell Tower, Moscow 1931 |
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| Kuznetsky Bridge Street, Moscow 1931 |
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| Moiseevskaya Square. The view of future Manezh Square, Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Moscow 1931 |
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| Novodevichi Convent, Moscow 1931 |
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| Okhotny Ryad, Moscow 1931 |
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| Old districts of Moscow, Moscow 1931 |
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| Pyatnitskaya Street, Moscow 1931 |
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| Queues on Pyatnitskaya Street, Moscow 1931 |
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| Recreation center, Moscow 1931 |
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| Red Square, Moscow, 1931 |
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| Russian children, Moscow 1931 |
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| Russian children, Moscow 1931 |
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| School of communism, Moscow 1931 |
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| Selling drinks – kvass and fruit-drink, Moscow 1931 |
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| Sokolniki, Green Theater, Moscow 1931 |
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| Soviet Square, Moscow 1931 |
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| Soviet Square, Moscow 1931 |
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| Soyuzpechat Agency (National Publishing Company), Moscow 1931 |
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| Station of fire-extinguishing propaganda, Moscow 1931 |
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| Strastnaya Square, Moscow 1931 |
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| The Annunciation Cathedral, Moscow 1931 |
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| The Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow 1931 |
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| The Faceted Chamber, Moscow, 1931 |
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| The view of Moskvoretskaya street from the Moskvoretski bridge, Moscow 1931 |
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| The Vladimir Gate on Lubyanka Square, Moscow 1931 |
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| The Voskresensky gates, Moscow 1931 |
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| Theater Square, Moscow 1931 |
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| TsUM (Central Universal Department Store), Moscow 1931 |
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| Tverskaya Zastava, Moscow 1931 |
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| Viewing the Kremlin from the Great Stone Bridge, Moscow, 1931 |
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| Viewing the Kremlin from the Moskvoretsky bridge, Moscow, 1931 |
(Photo © Branson DeCou)
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