[Turkmen man posing with camel loaded with sacks, probably of grain or cotton, Central Asia]
Caption label from exhibit of digital copy in "The Empire That Was Russia" (2001)--People at Work: Turkmen Camel Driver. Wearing traditional dress and headgear, a Turkmen camel driver poses with his camel, laden with what is most likely grain or cotton. Camel caravans remained the most common means of transporting food, raw materials, and manufactured goods in Central Asia well into the railroad era.…