Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers (1850-1904) lived in St. Peterburg, Russia and was the author of a chess textbook, Samouchitel shakhmatnoi igry. From a Item from a collection of original images and photographs of chess and checkers players, some with scenes of games being played. The collection includes original photographs, photographs of book and periodical illustrations, other images, generally from the period 1845-1928.