Water pumps. [Beloomut]

This image depicts a rudimentary wooden structure housing water pumps, an essential piece of equipment for the construction and operation of the lock system at Beloomut. This scene highlights the technological endeavors taken to facilitate the massive infrastructural projects present in the Moscow Province that were characteristic of the era's general drive for modernization. Innovations like the water pump were crucial for the economic drivers aimed at developing the Moscow Province into an industrial powerhouse.

Despite being a staged photograph, this image still serves as a visual representation of the labor conditions present at the time. Additionally, it adds evidence to the autocratic government's emphasis on economic advancement through industrial projects.