Wonderful Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Georgia in the 1970s

This selection of photos were taken by Erhard K in 1977 for a photo travel report. Photographed in color, they provide a fascinating glimpse of everyday life in Soviet-era Georgia, as well panoramic shots of Tbilisi landmarks and photos of cars, trucks and buses...

Georgia, 1977.

Cars on a Georgian highway in 1977.

A Georgian fruit and vegetable market in 1977.

A Georgian market in 1977.

The Parliament building in Tbilisi, 1977.

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Vintage Photographs of Water Collectors in Tbilisi, Georgia in the 19th Century

The water from the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi was used for drinking, sanitation and irrigation from the earliest times of the founding of the city. In 1862, a small centralized filtered water supply network, known as the Korganovi Enterprise, was created but most of the city’s inhabitants continued to rely on unfiltered water collected from the river that was then sold from large leather containers.

Collecting water from the river in the 19th century

Water collectors in the 19th century

Water collector in the 19th century

Selling water from large leather containers in the 19th century

A water seller in the 19th century

A water seller in the 19th century

Selling water in the 19th century

45 Black and White Photos Capture Everyday Life of Tbilisi, Georgia in 1976

Tbilisi commonly known by its former name Tiflis, is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, and lying on the banks of the Kura River.

Located on the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Tbilisi's proximity to lucrative east-west trade routes often made the city a point of contention between various rival empires throughout history and the city's location to this day ensures its position as an important transit route for global energy and trade projects. Tbilisi's varied history is reflected in its architecture, which is a mix of medieval, classical, Middle Eastern, Art Nouveau, Stalinist and Modernist structures.

Stockholm-based photographer Sten-Åke Stenberg took these amazing photographs of daily life in Tbilisi in October 1976 when he traveled to the capital of Georgia.

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Hilarious Photos Taken in Tbilisi Show Massages in Baths in 1890

The practice of attending spas as a healthy treat has been a century-long tradition, as seen in these photographs from pre-revolutionary Russia. The unidentified men in the photos are seen performing massages and cleansing rituals in the famous Oriental baths in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi in 1890.

At the time of these photographs, Georgia was part of the Russian Empire and the aristocracy frequently travelled to the sulphur springs in the Georgian version of Bath to ‘cleanse’. The tradition of spa therapy dates back to classic Greece where great thinkers such as Hippocrates and Homer enjoyed ‘recreational baths’ to clear their minds.

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