76408

Bolshevik leaders, Tomsk (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Art Siegel said:

  This is apparently the photo described in Catalogue of Official A.E.F. Photographs (1919): "76408. Captured ringleaders of the Tomsk Government. Bolshevik government heads who were imprisoned by the Czechs at Ekaterinburg, Russia. Left to right are shown the secretary who promoted Bolshevik propaganda, the town commissaire, and the chief justice. The girl stenographer is also shown. They have all been executed. 1918. " books.google.com/books?id=DJZDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA577#v=sni...

• Arden said:

  Thank you Art Siegel. We will add the information from the Catalogue of Official A.E.F. Photographs caption to our description when we update.

• B-59 said:

  The sun., April 20, 1919, Section 5 Pictorial Review, Image 56 printed this photo with the caption: "Ringleaders of the Bolshevik plot in the Tomsk Government in Russia who were imprisoned by the Czechs at Ekaterinburg. The photograph was taken shortly before they were executed for spreading Bolshevist propaganda." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1919-04-20/ed-...

• Art Siegel said:

  Another (cropped) publication, in Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 7, April 18, 1919: " BOLSHEVIK GOVERNMENT HEADS WHO WERE EXECUTED TWENTY-FOUR PICTURE WAS TAKEN These are the captured ringleaders of the Tomsk government. They are bolshevik government heads who were imprisoned by the Czechs at Ekaterinburg, Russia. The four principals in the foreground are (from left to light) the secretary who promoted Bolshevik propaganda, the town commisaire and the girl stenographer, while immediately above her to the right is the chief Justice. The entire quartet were executed 24 hours after this picture was taken. " oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-04-18/ed-1/se...