Guide to the Lawrence D. Meinert Photographs of Russia and the Former Soviet Union 1982-1998
PC 109

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Meinert, Lawrence D.
Title
Lawrence D. Meinert Photographs of Russia and the Former Soviet Union
ID
PC 109
Date [inclusive]
1982-1998
Extent
1 Linear feet of shelf space, 2 Boxes
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Photographs from Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Russia taken by Prof. Lawrence Meinert between 1982 and 1998.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Lawrence D. Meinert Photographs of Russia and the Former Soviet Union, 1982-1998 (PC 109)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Professor Larry Meinert attended Carleton College and subsequently earned his Doctor of Philosophy at Stanford University in 1980. In 1981, he joined the Geology faculty at Washington State University. Prof. Lawrence Meinert specializes in the exploration for ore deposits by applying geological and geochemical methodology to find undiscovered deposits. Prof. Meinert has made numerous trips to Russia and the former Soviet Union primarily to share his knowledge and research on locating mineral resources, such as gold.

Meinert's interest in photography led him to document these visits. According to his exhibition notes Meinert writes: "On all my trips, I was looking at rocks in out of the way places that most people wouldn't (today) or couldn't go. But being a perpetually interested person, I also made a point to see many of the "official sites". Thus the pictures à are a mix of known places and strange places. When I take photographs, I am usually trying to tell a story with color and light. Thus, the photographs record what I was seeing and to some extent, why I was seeing it that way."

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Scope and Content

The collection consists of 2 boxes containing a total 70, 27.5 x 35 cm., color prints mounted on 38 x 45.5 cm. boards. Box one consists of photos from Moscow, Leningrad, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Kazakstan. Box 2 includes additional images from Kazakstan. Meinert took the photographs with Nikon and Pentax lenses on Fuji Velvia ASA 50 film (older photos were shot with Kodak Kodachrome ASA 25).

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Arrangement

The arrangement of the collection retains the description (including the captions and numbering in parenthesis) and organization of the photographs from the exhibition. The images are organized by location and date.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2021

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

Upon the completion of an exhibition devoted to his photography in the Compton Union Building (CUB) at Washington State University titled "Back in the USSR Photographs from Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Russia (1982-1998)", Prof. Lawrence Meinert donated the images to the Department of Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections on Sept. 14, 1998.

Processing Information

Trevor James Bond processed the collection in the Spring of 1999.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Lawrence D. Meinert Photographs of the Flooding of Pullman, Washington, 1996 (PC 110)

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Names and Subjects

Geographic Name(s)

  • Soviet Union -- Photographs.
  • Kazakstan -- Photographs.
  • Uzbekistan -- Photographs.

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Meinert, Lawrence D. -- Archives.

Subject(s)

  • International Relations
  • Photographs

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Detailed Description of Collection

Moscow Photos  1982 

box folder

 1.1 St. Peter's Basilica  

1 1

 1.2 Gold dome church  

1 1

 1.3 Giant cannon and cannonballs  

1 2

 1.4 Babuskas crossing street  

1 2

 1.5 Soldier and Lenin statue  

1 3

 1.6 Breshnev billboard  

1 3

 1.7 Orthodox church in front of apartments  

1 4

 1.8 Big horseshoe-shaped hotel  

1 4

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Leningrad Photos  1986 

box folder

 2.1 Bird flying from lams  

1 5

 2.3 Sailors  

1 5

 2.4 Umbrellas on bridge  

1 6

 2.5 St. Peter's square in front of Hermitage  

1 6

 2.6 Museum Building - Hermitage?  

1 7

 2.7 Church rotunda  

1 7

 2.8 Malachite pillars in church  

1 8

 2.9 Summer Palace fountains  

1 8

 2.10 Circus trapeze  

1 9

 2.11 Circus bear  

1 9

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Georgia Photos  1982 

box folder

 3.1 Geologists viewing Caucuses mountains  

1 10

 3.2 Tbilisi fort and apartments overlooking river  

1 10

 3.3 Wall with river stones  

1 11

 3.4 Bearded man in archway  

1 11

 3.5 Balcony scene - morning conductor  

1 12

 3.6 Winemaker and tourist  

1 12

 3.7 After diner song  

1 13

 3.8 Chess match  

1 13

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Uzbekistan Photos  1982 

box folder

 4.1 School boys waiting for bus  

1 14

 4.2 Tashkent Lenin billboard  

1 14

 4.3 Donkey cart  

1 15

 4.4 Blacksmith at work  

1 15

 4.5 Colorful woman and fountain  

1 16

 4.6 Samarkand mosque  

1 16

 4.7 Holy men with beards  

1 17

Kazakstan Photos - 1998 Almaty  

1 17
box folder

 5.1 Antanov 24 prop plane engine  

1 17

 5.2 2 women in front of new/old buildings  

1 18

 5.3 Photographer - War Memorial  

1 18

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Kazakstan Photos -- Kustanai  1998 

box folder

 6.1 Kustanai sunbathers  

2 1

 6.2 Mosque with arabic writing  

2 1

 6.3 Ferris wheel silhouette  

2 2

 6.4 Father and son buying tickets  

2 2

 6.5 Rollerbladers in park  

2 3

 6.6 Lenin statue silhouette  

2 3

 6.7 Kustanai blue window in need of paint  

2 4

 6.8 Green padlock  

2 4

 6.9 Lock with key  

2 5

 6.10 Blue railing stairwell  

2 5

 6.11 Coca Cola sign  

2 6

 6.12 Marlboro kiosk  

2 6

Video Kiosk  

2 7

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Kazakstan Photos -- Rudny  1998 

box folder

 7.1 Man gassing lancrusier  

2 8

 7.2 War memorial names  

2 8

 7.3 Lenin with bird poop  

2 9

 7.4 Mining mural  

2 9

 7.5 Apartment complex  

2 10

 7.6 Concrete block construction  

2 10

 7.7 Dacha with garden  

2 11

 7.8 Mercedes 500  

2 11

 7.9 KBAC soft drink truck  

2 12

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Kazakstan Photos -- Varvarinka  1998 

box folder

 8.1 Goose on road  

2 12

 8.2 2 boys at kiosk  

2 13

 8.3 Grain elevator  

2 13

 8.4 Wheat piled on ground  

2 14

 8.5 Varvarinka water well  

2 14

 8.6 Adobe house and sauna building  

2 15

 8.7 Computer laptop with drill boxes  

2 15

 8.9 Lena with newborn calf  

2 16

 8.10 Varvarinka room with light bulb  

2 16

 8.11 Varvarinka sunset  

2 17

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