На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель: 10 июня 1909 года
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На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель: 10 июня 1909 года
In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel: June 10, 1909 (1909)
The anniversary album of Emmanuel Nobel is a rare publication dedicated to the life of the outstanding oil industrialist and a pivotal figure in the development of the oil industry in the Russian Empire. The album reveals the achievements of the Nobel Brothers partnership, highlighting the development of oil fields in Azerbaijan, where the Nobels played an important role in the establishment of the oil industry.
The richly illustrated pages of the album showcase the oil enterprises, factories, workers' settlements, and charitable institutions established by the Nobels. The album features photographs of the oil fields in Baku, as well as unique images showing the oil refining process and the development of river steamboats on the Caspian Sea and the Volga. This album is a valuable testimony to the flourishing Baku oil industry, which left a significant mark on the economy and culture of both Azerbaijan and the entire Russian Empire.