Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock. [Kuzminskoe]

This image captures a moment during the construction of a lock system, a part of a larger network of canals designed to improve Russia's infrastructure in the early 20th century. The presence of construction materials and the wooden structures provide a glimpse into the construction techniques of the era, where the unfinished concrete work and the basic scaffolding indicate the rudimentary conditions under which workers operated. This highlights the working conditions and the role of labor in these large-scale projects.

Projects like these contributed significantly to the economic drivers of construction activity in the Moscow Province. This photograph serves as a visual testament to the significant human and material resources utilized by the government to realize its ambitious industrial objectives, even at the human cost of rapid industrialization under autocratic rule.