The collection comprises a photograph album of over 100 black-and-white photographic prints related to the Chinese Eastern Railway line of the Trans-Siberian Railway (Velikai a Sibirskaia magistral) circa 1920s. The photographs depict railway lines, bridges, train stations, cargo loading, the manufacture of locomotive parts, the interiors and exteriors of railway cars, and group portraits of railway staff. Photographs also depict tourists, local people, and landscapes along the route. The album also includes several photographic postcards of Harbin China, a few photomechanical prints, and a photographic reproduction of a black-and-white painting of Hingan Railway Loop. Most photographs have handwritten captions in Russian. The photographs range from 2 x 3 to 9 x 11 inches.
