I StumbledUpon a
collection of pre-WW1 color photos shot by an Albert Kahn. Some really amazing pics there.
The woman in the box has been condemned to die from starvation. This is in Mongolia (I think).
The other pic, well, if you can't tell what's going on there, blow the pic up a little. It seems to be introducing 'da homeys' to the world. Those two on the right look like they're about to cross sabers. Their stance cracks me up.