This route lets you dive into the history of photography in Tver and see stereo images of the city as it was a hundred years ago.
“Camera” Art Piece
🎨 Art installations
M. D. Arefyeva's House
📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Stereoscope
🎨 Art installations · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint
Stereoscope
🎨 Art installations · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint
Millionnaya Street
📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend
Panov House
📜 Historic site
I. A. Tachalov Art Piece
🎨 Art installations
O. V. Gubchenko's House
🕵️ Urban legend · 📜 Historic site
Iskra Museum of Photography
🏛️ Museum
Stereoscope
🎨 Art installations · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint
Stereoscope
🎨 Art installations · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint
Transfiguration of the Savior Cathedral
🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site
Point 7
🎨 Art installations
In 2023 an art piece honoring the early 20th-century photographer I. A. Tachalov was installed on a pedestrian street in the center of Tver. The spot was chosen for a reason: the photographer's studio was located opposite. The sculpture is complemented by photographs that are strikingly lit after dark. Residents and visitors walk through the photo frame to make a wish.
After the abolition of serfdom, photographers became subject to a licensing system and strict reporting on every photograph they took. That is why the name and address of the photographer are stamped on the back of most pre-revolutionary photos. In addition, in 1880–1910 most photographers printed a note on their card mounts saying that the studio kept the negatives and that they could be used again. Permission to open a studio was obtained through the governor's office, and every professional photographer received a “laced book” certified with the seal of the governorate chief of police. In this book, whose contents and upkeep were regularly checked by the police, the photographer had to record the name, rank, and place of residence of every client. So in the Russian Empire, only a passport holder could legally order a portrait from a photographer, and right up to the revolution such people were a minority. As for photo formats, the most popular was the carte de visite, because of its price and convenience. Such photos were ordered in large numbers and given to relatives and friends. “Visit portrait” photos were also the ones most often put in albums. Next in popularity were cabinet photos, which were hung on walls or placed in frames on desks.
Point on route “Tver Photographers”
Point 7
🎨 Art installations
In 2023 an art piece honoring the early 20th-century photographer I. A. Tachalov was installed on a pedestrian street in the center of Tver. The spot was chosen for a reason: the photographer's studio was located opposite. The sculpture is complemented by photographs that are strikingly lit after dark. Residents and visitors walk through the photo frame to make a wish.
After the abolition of serfdom, photographers became subject to a licensing system and strict reporting on every photograph they took. That is why the name and address of the photographer are stamped on the back of most pre-revolutionary photos. In addition, in 1880–1910 most photographers printed a note on their card mounts saying that the studio kept the negatives and that they could be used again. Permission to open a studio was obtained through the governor's office, and every professional photographer received a “laced book” certified with the seal of the governorate chief of police. In this book, whose contents and upkeep were regularly checked by the police, the photographer had to record the name, rank, and place of residence of every client. So in the Russian Empire, only a passport holder could legally order a portrait from a photographer, and right up to the revolution such people were a minority. As for photo formats, the most popular was the carte de visite, because of its price and convenience. Such photos were ordered in large numbers and given to relatives and friends. “Visit portrait” photos were also the ones most often put in albums. Next in popularity were cabinet photos, which were hung on walls or placed in frames on desks.
12 points
3 km
4 hours
