Showing posts with label siege of port arthur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label siege of port arthur. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Civilians Eating in a Restaurant Which Had Been Hit by a Japanese Shell in Port Arthur During its Besiegement by Japanese Forces During the Russo-Japanese War (1904)


Civilians eating in a restaurant which had been hit by a Japanese shell in Port Arthur during its besiegement by Japanese forces during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904. Published by Underwood and Underwood. Animated stereoview.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Monday, August 18, 2014

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.

Source of second image.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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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Wednesday, May 14, 2014