Photograph Taken During the Dynamiting of Dangerously Damaged Walls on Market Street in the Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Photograph taken during the dynamiting of dangerously damaged walls on Market Street in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

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A Japanese Shell Exploding Next to a Russian Trench During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

View of a Japanese shell exploding next to a Russian trench taken from 200 feet away during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. Animated stereoview.

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A Japanese Mine Exploding Under the Defenses of a Russian-held Fort on East Kikwan Hill During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

Photograph of a Japanese mine exploding under the defenses of a Russian-held fort on East Kikwan Hill during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. Probably the first photograph of a mine explosion during a conflict. The second photograph is of Japanese infantry assaulting the same Russian fort and was probably taken soon after the mine exploded.

MFA version of first image.

Source of second image.