Hundreds of historic photographs
documenting a young Yale graduate's travel to Russia during the start of
the Russian Revolution have been discovered a near century later by his
granddaughter after tucked away in his California home.
Opening
an old metal chest after her grandfather's passing, more than 500
hand-painted glass slides have been found capturing a remarkable 1917
excursion that put him face-to-face with heavy-coated soldiers, machine
guns, bunkers and gas masks.
Seen
today fully restored after a near century of darkness, the slides were
purchased in 2012 by Southern California camera and photo collector
Anton Orlov after experiencing the extraordinary find first hand.
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