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Old photos of Petropavlovsk

12 photographs of Petropavlovsk, from 1905 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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The 12 photographs of Petropavlovsk on PlaceWas span 3 decades, from 1905 to 2025. 7 of them were taken before 1980; the other 5 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.2 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.12 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Petropavlovsk through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Татарская мечеть и магометанское училище. С подписью, Petropavlovsk — photos through time
Татарская мечеть и магометанское училище. С подписью 2 photos · 1915–2024
Петропавловск. Муратовская мечеть, Petropavlovsk — photos through time
Петропавловск. Муратовская мечеть 2 photos · 1910–1914

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Г. Петропавловск. Водонапорная башня. Начало XX века, Petropavlovsk, 1905
Г. Петропавловск. Водонапорная башня. Начало XX века 1905 This early twentieth-century photograph, dated around 1905, shows the water tower of Petropavlovsk, a trading town founded as a Russian fortress in 1752 in what is now northern Kazakhstan, and later grew as a stop on the…
Петропавловск. Водонапорная башня на Полицейской улице, Petropavlovsk, 1905
Петропавловск. Водонапорная башня на Полицейской улице 1905 The water tower on Police Street in Petropavlovsk is pictured here around 1905, reflecting the town's growth as a commercial center in northern Kazakhstan under Russian imperial rule, with a mixed Russian, Tatar, and…
Көпес Турлаповтың үйі, XX ғасырдың басы 06, Petropavlovsk, 1910
Көпес Турлаповтың үйі, XX ғасырдың басы 06 1910 This 1910 photograph shows the house of the merchant Turlapov in Petropavlovsk, reflecting the prosperity of the town's merchant class in early twentieth-century northern Kazakhstan, built during a period of active trade…
Петропавловск. Муратовская мечеть, Petropavlovsk, 1910
Петропавловск. Муратовская мечеть 1910 The Muratov Mosque in Petropavlovsk is pictured here around 1910, one of several mosques serving the Tatar and Kazakh Muslim communities of this northern Kazakh trading town on the Ishim River.
Вокзал Петропавловска. 1913 год, Petropavlovsk, 1913
Вокзал Петропавловска. 1913 год 1913 The railway station of Petropavlovsk is shown in this 1913 photograph, by which time the town had become an important junction on the rail network linking Siberia with Central Asia and Kazakhstan's northern steppe.
Общий вид (панорама, снятая с водонапорной башни, склейка из 4-х частей), Petropavlovsk, 1914
Общий вид (панорама, снятая с водонапорной башни, склейка из 4-х частей) 1914 This 1914 panorama, assembled from four photographs taken from the water tower, offers a wide view over Petropavlovsk, a trading town in what is now northern Kazakhstan, showing its streets and rooftops spread along the…
Татарская мечеть и магометанское училище. С подписью, Petropavlovsk, 1915
Татарская мечеть и магометанское училище. С подписью 1915 This 1915 photograph shows a Tatar mosque and an accompanying Islamic school in Petropavlovsk, reflecting the town's Tatar Muslim community in the closing years of the Russian Empire, before the upheavals of 1917.
Көпес клубы, 1906 жыл 12, Petropavlovsk, 2025
Көпес клубы, 1906 жыл 12 2025 Photographed in 2025, this building in Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan is the former Merchants' Club, constructed in 1906 during a period of commercial growth in what was then an important trading town of the Russian Empire.
1900s · 2 photos
1910s · 5 photos
2020s · 5 photos