“SAMARKAND MAIN STREET” (AISSSC-100) Samarkand, Uzbekistan, c.1910. Russian period postcard. Market stalls on a street alongside the Registan – the center and main public square of the city.	“MEDRESE DONOMI” (AISSSC-101) Kokand, Uzbekistan, c.1910. Russian period postcard. The dirt streets could be knee-deep in mud or dust depending on the season.
MUSICIANS (AISSSC-102) Kokand, Uzbekistan, c.1910-15. Russian period postcard. Two men with traditional brass trumpets called "karnai". These instruments were ten feet long and extremely loud…”lifting the roof of the sky.”	"BATCHAS" (AISSSC-103) Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1903. Wood engraving print. Batchas were young boys or youths who usually belonged to a troupe of enternainers. The boys often assumed a feminine guise and danced in public places such as teahouses, or at men’s private gatherings.
“ANDIJAN STREET IN THE OLD CITY” (AISSNB-104). Andijan, Uzbekistan, c.1910. Russian period postcard. The street is lined with merchants’ shops. A teahouse (chaikhana) can be seen in the right foreground. A samovar, porcelain teapot and bowls rest on the outdoor platform. The man in front of the teahouse may be carrying flatbread in a covered basket atop his head.	“SAMARKAND. KATA-KURGAN STREET”. (AISSNB-105). Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1912. Russian period postcard. A horse-drawn cart makes its way down the street; a canal (arik) runs along the side of the road; and the dome and minarets of the Registan (Samarkand’s central square) can be seen in the distance.
“SAMARKAND. KATA-KURGAN STREET and TAMERLANE’S PALACE”. (AISSNB-106). Samarkand, Uzbekistan, c.1912. Russian period postcard. Two-wheeled, horse-drawn, wooden carts called ”arbas” are in the foreground. These were the main means of transportation for heavy loads and groups of people. The wooden wheels were enormous in order to better navigate streams and deep mud. The ruins of the Bibi-Khanum Mosque, built by Tamerlane in the early 15th century, is in the background.	“SAMARKAND BAZAAR and BIBI-KHANUM”. (AISSNB-107). Samarkand, Uzbekistan, c.1917. Russian period postcard. Bactrian camels rest outside a bazaar. The ancient ruins of Tamerlane’s Bibi-Khanum Mosque loom over the city.
“SAMARKAND ATIRLIK BAZAAR and MOSQUE CHORSU”. (AISSNB-108). Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1912. Russian Period postcard. Obviously not a market day in the bazaar. A woman, fully enveloped in a paranja, walks along the street. This card is postmarked 1913 and was sent to a Miss Howell in New York. The message on the back reads: “4/17/13 On the Caspian Sea. Dear Myra, Have got to get rid of this postcard of Samarcand somehow, Archie.”	“TASHKENT. BAZAAR in OLD CITY”. (AISSNB-109) Tashkent, Uzbekistan, c.1910. Russian period postcard. Rather ramshackle view with two Bactrian camels.
TEACHER and STUDENTS BUKHARA (AISSNB-110) Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1918 The teacher and students are in the 16th century madrassah, Mir-i-Arab. The teacher is wearing a Russian printed-cotton robe; the students wear striped bekasab robes.	CAMEL DRIVER BUKHARA. (AISSNB-111) Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1918 A merchant and his camel are in the foreground. The group of theological students in the background are standing by the Mir-i-Arab madrassah. Most of the students are wearing striped bekasab robes.
MIR-i-ARAB MADRASSAH (AISSNB-112) Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1918 Theological students and urn merchants in front of the 16th century madrassah, Mir-i-Arab.	CAMEL CARAVAN SAMARKAND (AISSNB-113) Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1929 Russian period postcard A camel caravan rests by the entrance to the old city of Samarkand, near the Shakh-i-Zindeh mosque.