Mark Twain Getting a Drink of Water From a Dispenser at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri (1904)

Mark Twain (man with white hair in center) getting a drink of water from a dispenser at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, 1904.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Two Portraits of Union Soldier John S. Templeton Taken 42 years Apart in 1862 and 1904

Two portraits of Union soldier John S. Templeton taken 42 years apart in 1862 and 1904. He served with Company C of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. From the book Pictorial History Thirteenth Regiment Vermont Volunteers War of 1861-1865.

Japanese Troops Gathering Wood to Build a Funeral Pyre for the Bodies of Unidentified Dead Soldiers Near Liaoyang, China, During the Russo-Japanese War (1904)

Japanese troops gathering wood to build a funeral pyre for the bodies of unidentified dead soldiers near Liaoyang, China, during the Russo-Japanese War, c. 1904. By Jimmy Hare.

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The Russian Cruiser Pallada Moments After Being Struck by a 500 lb. Japanese Artillery Shell During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

The Russian cruiser Pallada (left) moments after being struck by a 500 lb. Japanese artillery shell during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. Animated stereoview.

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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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Japanese Soldiers in a Siege Line Trench During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

Japanese soldiers in a siege line trench during the Siege of Port Arthur, c. 1904. Animated stereoview.

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View of Carriage Traffic on Champs-Élysées in Paris (1904)

View of carriage traffic on Champs-Élysées in Paris, 1904. Animated stereoview. By William Herman Rau.

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Second View of Japanese Troops Killed in an Assault on a Russian Fort During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

Russian soldiers posing with Japanese troops killed in an assault on a Russian fort during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. Animated stereoview.

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Russian Soldiers Burying the Bodies of Japanese Troops in a Trench During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

Russian soldiers burying the bodies of Japanese troops in a trench inside of the Russian-held fort that they had assaulted during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. By Underwood & Underwood. 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.

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Japanese Soldiers Killed in an Assault on a Russian Position During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

Japanese soldiers killed in an assault on a Russian-held fort during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. Animated stereoview.

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Russian Soldiers Awaiting Burial During the Siege of Port Arthur

Russian soldiers standing over the bodies of their comrades awaiting burial during the Siege of Port Arthur which was part of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904. Animated stereoview.

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Russian Officers Watching a Japanese Assault on a Russian Fort During the Siege of Port Arthur

Russian officers watching a Japanese assault on a Russian fort during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904.

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Japanese Soldiers in a Trench during the Siege of Port Arthur

Japanese soldiers in a trench during the Siege of Port Arthur, c. 1904. Animated stereoview.

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Russian Soldiers Retreating After the Battle of Liaoyang

Russian soldiers retreating after the Battle of Liaoyang in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904. Animated stereoview.

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Japanese Soldiers in Square Formation During Drilling (1904)

Japanese soldiers drilling in square formation during the Russo-Japanese War, c. 1904. Animated stereoview.

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Battle of Colenso Reenactment

A reenactment of the Battle of Colenso as seen from the Boer side during the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904. Animated stereoview.

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