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Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation - La caviar
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1900)Chromolithograph depicting two Russian men transporting a large sturgeon speared by a wooden pole. Two women are standing behind them, and a jar and bowl of caviar appear in the foreground. -
Do you know what caviare is?
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1933)Coloured collector's cigarette card showing a sturgeon in the foreground and a smaller one in the background, plus an open can of "Russian pressed caviare". Descriptive text is on the back. -
Stewardess with caviar
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1963)Advertisement for Trans World Airlines showing a stewardess with a tray of hors d'oeuvres offering caviar and smoked salmon to a business man and his wife. -
Russischer Caviar, Franzosischer Sekt, das Noche Deutsche Hiebe
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1917?)Black and white drawing on WWI era postcard that features German soldiers at a table. Text "Russischer Caviar, franzosischer Sekt, dazu noch deutsche Hiebe, ei wie das schmeckt" translates as "Russian caviar, French ... -
Fisherwoman taking eggs out of a sturgeon for caviar
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1968)Colour postcard of a painting by Viktor Tsygal showing a fisherwoman taking eggs out of a sturgeon for caviar. -
Getting Caviare at Astrakhan
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1913)Black and white book plate featuring Russian men harvesting caviar from large sturgeon and other men carrying fish. The men appear to be standing on ice and there are several tipi-like structures in the background. -
Otlichnaya Zakuska [Excellent Hors d'oeuvres]
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 195?)Promotional image from the Ministry of Fisheries CCCP (USSR), in Russian. Features a ship at sea, a sturgeon in a net, and a selection of sturgeon products in the foreground: a tin of Sevruga caviar, a tin of Oster sturgeon ... -
Ikra [Caviar]
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 195?)Promotional image from the Ministry of Fisheries CCCP (USSR), in Russian features a large sturgeon in the background with a jar and open tin of caviar in the foreground. Russian text below tin and jar reads “Caviar from ... -
Caivar packed for export
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1902)Black and white Magic Lantern glass slide of cans of caviar -
Extracting roe of a sturgeon
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1902)Black and white Magic Lantern glass slide of a man cutting a sturgeon open to extract the roe inside