Photos of Russian tourists on the way to Japan, the beginning of the 1910s.

Lot of two Amateur photographs made by one of the Russian tourists on the way to Japan and represents members on the deck of a cargo steamer Express "Simbirsk". Tourism as mass Evgenie began to appear in Russia in the 1900s Since the beginning of the 1910s was undertaken tours to Japan, which in those years Russia had a good relationship and actively developed trade and cultural ties. The format for both photo 11 x 8 cm On the reverse remained the original signature in pencil: on one – "On the deck of Simbirsk" and the other "On the deck of Simbirsk on the way, I Japan. Prepared colored bows for tourists". Among the images – the teaching of secondary school (presumably, commercial school). While this is the only known photo of Russian tourists on the way to Japan. Unique story, great safety.

Steamer "Simbirsk" was commissioned by the Voluntary fleet on the German shipyard, shihou in 1908 "for the content of Express steamship service between Vladivostok and the ports of China, Korea and Japan." Vessel with a length of 94 m, with a deadweight of 2.7 thousand gross registered tons had a steel hull with a double bottom, three-cylinder machine with a capacity of 4 thousand indicator of strength and could develop a speed of 16 knots. Capacity was 210 passengers (60 in the first 30 second and 120 in third grade) and about 1 thousand tons of cargo, cruising range reached 6 th. nautical miles. The name of "Simbirsk" has 13.04.1909. In January 1910, arrived in Vladivostok via Libau assigned to the Vladivostok commercial port No. 109. 17.01.1910 G. "Simbirsk" was released in the first flight on the Express line from Vladivostok to Tsuruga. Subsequently performed the regular mail and passenger flights between Vladivostok, Tsuruga, Shanghai and Nagasaki. In the far East he worked until 1922 In 1923 renamed "Lenin" and transferred to the Black sea. Worked on the line Crimea – Caucasus. Struck a mine and sank during the evacuation of Sevastopol July 27, 1941