Yelabuga, Russia in 1910 Through Fascinating Photos

Yelabuga is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River and 200 kilometers (120 mi) east from Kazan. It is located on the high right bank of the Kama River at the confluence of the Toyma River, 215 km east of the capital of the republic, Kazan. The area of the city is 41.1 km2. Begishevo International Airport is 40 km from Yelabuga.

The name of the city of Yelabuga comes from the Turkic personal name Alabuga (literally — “mottled bull”, where buga — “bull” symbolizes the strength and power of the bearer of the name). According to another version, the name comes from the Tatar name of the nearby lake Alabuga (translated as “perch”).

These fascinating photos were found by humus65 that show street scenes of Yelabuga, Russia in 1910.

Bolshaya Glasisnaya Street, Yelabuga, 1910

Bolshaya Glasisnaya Street, Yelabuga, 1910

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, Yelabuga, 1910

Car on Kazanskaya Street, Yelabuga, 1910

City Public Administration, Yelabuga, 1910

Commercial port on the river Toyma during the flood, Yelabuga, 1910

Kazanskaya Street near Khlebnaya, Yelabuga, 1910

Kazanskaya Street, Yelabuga, 1910

Kazanskaya Street, Yelabuga, 1910

Mosque in Tatarskaya Sloboda, Yelabuga, 1910

Naberezhnaya Street, Yelabuga, 1910

Nikolaevskaya Church, Yelabuga, 1910

Pier on the Kama River, Yelabuga, 1910

Rybnaya Ploshchad in Spring, Yelabuga, 1910

Rybnaya Ploshchad in Spring, Yelabuga, 1910

Shopping arcades on Khlebnaya Square, Yelabuga, 1910

Spassky Cathedral during the flood, Yelabuga, 1910

Spassky Cathedral, Yelabuga, 1910

Stakheevs Brewery, Yelabuga, 1910

Trinity Cemetery Church, Yelabuga, 1910