Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
PC 109
Meinert, Lawrence D.
Lawrence D. Meinert Photographs of Russia and the Former Soviet Union
1982-1998
1 Linear feet of shelf space
2 Boxes
Photographs from Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Russia taken by Prof. Lawrence Meinert between 1982 and 1998.
Collection materials are in English
Professor Larry Meinert attended Carleton College and subsequently earned his Doctor of
Philosophy at Stanford University in 1980. In 1981, he joined the Geology faculty at
Washington State University. Prof. Lawrence Meinert specializes in the exploration
for ore deposits by applying geological and geochemical methodology to find
undiscovered deposits. Prof. Meinert has made numerous trips to Russia and the
former Soviet Union primarily to share his knowledge and research on locating
mineral resources, such as gold.
Meinert's interest in photography led him to document these visits. According to his
exhibition notes Meinert writes: "On all my trips, I was looking at rocks in out of
the way places that most people wouldn't (today) or couldn't go. But being a
perpetually interested person, I also made a point to see many of the "official
sites". Thus the pictures à are a mix of known places and strange places. When I
take photographs, I am usually trying to tell a story with color and light. Thus,
the photographs record what I was seeing and to some extent, why I was seeing it
that way."
The collection consists of 2 boxes containing a total 70, 27.5 x 35 cm., color prints
mounted on 38 x 45.5 cm. boards. Box one consists of photos from Moscow, Leningrad,
Georgia, Uzbekistan and Kazakstan. Box 2 includes additional images from Kazakstan.
Meinert took the photographs with Nikon and Pentax lenses on Fuji Velvia ASA 50 film
(older photos were shot with Kodak Kodachrome ASA 25).
The arrangement of the collection retains the description (including the captions and
numbering in parenthesis) and organization of the photographs from the exhibition.
The images are organized by location and date.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item description]
Lawrence D. Meinert Photographs of Russia and the Former Soviet Union, 1982-1998 (PC 109)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Upon the completion of an exhibition devoted to his photography in the Compton Union
Building (CUB) at Washington State University titled "Back in the USSR Photographs
from Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Russia (1982-1998)", Prof. Lawrence Meinert
donated the images to the Department of Manuscripts, Archives, and Special
Collections on Sept. 14, 1998.
Trevor James Bond processed the collection in the Spring of 1999.
Lawrence D. Meinert Photographs of the Flooding of Pullman, Washington, 1996 (PC 110)
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Meinert, Lawrence D. -- Archives.
Soviet Union -- Photographs.
Kazakstan -- Photographs.
Uzbekistan -- Photographs.
International Relations
Photographs
Moscow Photos
1982
1
1
1.1
St. Peter's Basilica
1
1
1.2
Gold dome church
1
2
1.3
Giant cannon and cannonballs
1
2
1.4
Babuskas crossing street
1
3
1.5
Soldier and Lenin statue
1
3
1.6
Breshnev billboard
1
4
1.7
Orthodox church in front of apartments
1
4
1.8
Big horseshoe-shaped hotel
Leningrad Photos
1986
1
5
2.1
Bird flying from lams
1
5
2.3
Sailors
1
6
2.4
Umbrellas on bridge
1
6
2.5
St. Peter's square in front of Hermitage
1
7
2.6
Museum Building - Hermitage?
1
7
2.7
Church rotunda
1
8
2.8
Malachite pillars in church
1
8
2.9
Summer Palace fountains
1
9
2.10
Circus trapeze
1
9
2.11
Circus bear
Georgia Photos
1982
1
10
3.1
Geologists viewing Caucuses mountains
1
10
3.2
Tbilisi fort and apartments overlooking
river
1
11
3.3
Wall with river stones
1
11
3.4
Bearded man in archway
1
12
3.5
Balcony scene - morning conductor
1
12
3.6
Winemaker and tourist
1
13
3.7
After diner song
1
13
3.8
Chess match
Uzbekistan Photos
1982
1
14
4.1
School boys waiting for bus
1
14
4.2
Tashkent Lenin billboard
1
15
4.3
Donkey cart
1
15
4.4
Blacksmith at work
1
16
4.5
Colorful woman and fountain
1
16
4.6
Samarkand mosque
1
17
4.7
Holy men with beards
1
17
Kazakstan Photos - 1998 Almaty
1
17
5.1
Antanov 24 prop plane engine
1
18
5.2
2 women in front of new/old buildings
1
18
5.3
Photographer - War Memorial
Kazakstan Photos -- Kustanai
1998
2
1
6.1
Kustanai sunbathers
2
1
6.2
Mosque with arabic writing
2
2
6.3
Ferris wheel silhouette
2
2
6.4
Father and son buying tickets
2
3
6.5
Rollerbladers in park
2
3
6.6
Lenin statue silhouette
2
4
6.7
Kustanai blue window in need of paint
2
4
6.8
Green padlock
2
5
6.9
Lock with key
2
5
6.10
Blue railing stairwell
2
6
6.11
Coca Cola sign
2
6
6.12
Marlboro kiosk
2
7
Video Kiosk
Kazakstan Photos -- Rudny
1998
2
8
7.1
Man gassing lancrusier
2
8
7.2
War memorial names
2
9
7.3
Lenin with bird poop
2
9
7.4
Mining mural
2
10
7.5
Apartment complex
2
10
7.6
Concrete block construction
2
11
7.7
Dacha with garden
2
11
7.8
Mercedes 500
2
12
7.9
KBAC soft drink truck
Kazakstan Photos -- Varvarinka
1998
2
12
8.1
Goose on road
2
13
8.2
2 boys at kiosk
2
13
8.3
Grain elevator
2
14
8.4
Wheat piled on ground
2
14
8.5
Varvarinka water well
2
15
8.6
Adobe house and sauna building
2
15
8.7
Computer laptop with drill boxes
2
16
8.9
Lena with newborn calf
2
16
8.10
Varvarinka room with light bulb
2
17
8.11
Varvarinka sunset