1580104 Hindu Kush Hydro Power Plant (hand-coloured photo) by Prokudin Gorskii, Sergei Mikhailovich (1863-1944); (add.info.: The generators of Hindu Kush hydro power plant on the Murghab River soon after its completion in 1909 by the Hungarian Ganz Works. At the time, it was the largest hydro power generating station of the Russian Empire Photographed by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii) (1863-1944) Russian chemist and photographer. He is best known for his pioneering work in colour photography of early 20th-century Russia.); Universal History Archive/UIG; Russian, out of copyright.