A pair of Russian original black and white photographs of expeditions. The first: a photo, Awakened Taiga, by Semyon Osipovich Fridlyand (1905-1964), a Soviet photographer and journalist; inscribed in pencil on the back. The second: two vintage 30s north artic photos, Expedition of the Papanins to the North Pole, by Yakov Khalip (1908-1980), an outstanding master of Soviet photography, famous photographer, photo artist, direct heir of the Russian avant-garde in photography, student of Alexander Rodchenko. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the back. The drift of the world's first polar research station The North Pole 1. Four polar explorers: head of the expedition Ivan Papanin, hydrobiologist Pyotr Shirshov, astronomer Evgeny Fedorov, and radio operator Ernst Krenkel spent 274 days on the expedition - from the end of May 1937 to 19 February 1938. Vintage retro photographs and collectibles.