This large photo album of Ivan Pavlovich Ivanov was made in 1895. Zlatoust engineers and craftsmen created it as a gift for the 50th anniversary of working as the head of the mining plants in the Urals.
The album included a large number of unique photographs of the late 19th century. Its 50 sheets featured 75 views of the factories and nature of the Zlatoust Mining District, 215 portraits of engineers, officials and craftsmen of the factories of the district, and 5 group photographs. The cover of the album was decorated with a composition of 9 steel and Damascus steel plates.
On the cover, the craftsmen fixed a panel with an engraved image of the highest peak of the Uraltau range — the Aleksandrovskaya Sopka. It was made using the techniques of etching and gilding. The engineers and craftsmen left their signatures on two vertical Damascus steel plates on the sides, using gold notching. The emblems of the mining department were placed in the top section of the cover.
The album was presented to Ivan Pavlovich Ivanov at an event that took place on May 31, 1895 in Yekaterinburg. In the late 1920s, the Zlatoust Museum managed to acquire it from the descendants of this renowned mining figure, and the unique item, created by the Zlatoust engravers, returned to its birthplace.
Ivan Pavlovich Ivanov was born in 1825 in the Vologda Governorate. In 1845, he graduated from the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute and entered the civil service. He started working at the factories of the Zlatoust State Mining District in 1847 and was soon promoted to the mining chief of the Zlatoust district and head of the Zlatoust Arms Factory and the Knyaz-Mikhailovskaya Steel Guns Factory.
During those years, the Zlatoust plant produced steel axles, springs and wheel bands for steam locomotives and wagons. The products were presented at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1867. A new blast furnace was introduced at the Satka plant. In the same year of 1867, the steelmaking and ammunition production of the Zlatoust plant was recognized as the best in Russia.
The album included a large number of unique photographs of the late 19th century. Its 50 sheets featured 75 views of the factories and nature of the Zlatoust Mining District, 215 portraits of engineers, officials and craftsmen of the factories of the district, and 5 group photographs. The cover of the album was decorated with a composition of 9 steel and Damascus steel plates.
On the cover, the craftsmen fixed a panel with an engraved image of the highest peak of the Uraltau range — the Aleksandrovskaya Sopka. It was made using the techniques of etching and gilding. The engineers and craftsmen left their signatures on two vertical Damascus steel plates on the sides, using gold notching. The emblems of the mining department were placed in the top section of the cover.
The album was presented to Ivan Pavlovich Ivanov at an event that took place on May 31, 1895 in Yekaterinburg. In the late 1920s, the Zlatoust Museum managed to acquire it from the descendants of this renowned mining figure, and the unique item, created by the Zlatoust engravers, returned to its birthplace.
Ivan Pavlovich Ivanov was born in 1825 in the Vologda Governorate. In 1845, he graduated from the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute and entered the civil service. He started working at the factories of the Zlatoust State Mining District in 1847 and was soon promoted to the mining chief of the Zlatoust district and head of the Zlatoust Arms Factory and the Knyaz-Mikhailovskaya Steel Guns Factory.
During those years, the Zlatoust plant produced steel axles, springs and wheel bands for steam locomotives and wagons. The products were presented at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1867. A new blast furnace was introduced at the Satka plant. In the same year of 1867, the steelmaking and ammunition production of the Zlatoust plant was recognized as the best in Russia.
