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Three Russian Cossacks

Three men who crossed alone, photographed in greatcoats and papakhas at the registry. Names not recorded. 1906 · Ellis Island, New York Harbor

Three Russian Cossacks
Three Russian Cossacks1906 · Ellis Island, New York Harbor
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The photograph, the source, and the unknowns

Three men who crossed alone, photographed in greatcoats and papakhas at the registry. Names not recorded.

Archive caption
Three Russian Cossacks
Creator
Augustus Francis Sherman
Date
1906
Credit
Wikimedia Commons (DPLA / University of Colorado Boulder contribution; NYPL original)
Rights
Photographer died 1925; created 1906; NYPL/DPLA mark public domain · Public Domain Mark 1.0
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Augustus Francis Sherman. “Three Russian Cossacks.” 1906. Wikimedia Commons (DPLA / University of Colorado Boulder contribution; NYPL original). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Cossacks_-_DPLA_-_9f17eb77547b1c69bcac1b2d49855759.jpg. Viewed via Nostalgia Museum artifact 737, reviewed 22 August 2026. https://getnostalgia.ai/museum/artifact/OBDCTXEkXJQR5s1q/737

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