Identity area
Reference code
CA CMBS NP011-01-30
Title
Battleground (1223) of the River Kalke (Mongolians against Russians)
Date(s)
- 1977 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
8.5 x 9 cm [col.]
Context area
Name of creator
(1933-2013)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This photo is of the battleground near the river Kalke between the Russians and Mongolians in 1223. This is near the Bergthal Colony, Kamennaja Magila, the Black Hills of Bergthal area (about 6 miles N.W. of Bergthal itself). In this photo is a wet field with water sitting on it. A person is standing on the left hand side with a lone telephone pole in the center and mountains in the background.