Russo Japanese War Collection (page 14)

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. Russian soldiers behind fortifications at Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, c1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Russian soldiers in Port Arthur a few days before the surrender on 2 January 1905. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Japanese and Russian soldiers at a fortified position (probably Russian) near Port Arthur, China. Sterograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. The Russian army awaiting transport to Dalian and Japan after the great siege of Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Russian soldiers firing a cannon during the siege of Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Artillerymen in a Russian fort during the siege of Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Captured Russian sailors from the wrecked battleships on shore at Port Arthur, China, during the Russo-Japanese War. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Russian warships in the harbor with smoke from a fire near Golden Hill started by the Japanese bombardment of Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Small boats on shore and warships in the harbor at Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. A wounded Russian soldier carried on a rickshaw from the front to the hospital in Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Victorious Japanese crossing the harbor to Tiger Tail, after the surrender of Russian forces at Port Arthur on 2 January 1905. Stereograph, 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904. Naval action involving a Russian cruiser, foreground, probably at Port Arthur, China, in 1904

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Russian envoys arriving at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to sign the peace treaty with Japan that ended the Russo-Japanese War on 5 September 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. The retreat of the Russian forces under General Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin from the Battle of Mukden, 19 February - 10 March 1905. Contemporary drawing

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. Sharpened stakes, pitfalls, and wire entanglement barriers at Port Arthur, China, during the Russo-Japanese War. Stereograph, c1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1906. The Mikados soldiers behind a entrenchment, Manchuria, China. Stereograph, c1906

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. Japanese soldiers on a beach in Manchuria, China. Stereograph, c1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. The Russian battleship Pallada struck by a 500 pound Japanese shell in Port Arthur harbor, China. Stereograph, 18 July 1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. Japanese forces firing shells on Russian battleships in the Bay of Lushun, Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, c1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1905. Damage from the bombardment of Japanese shells in Port Arthur, China. Stereograph, c1905

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904. The Japanese Second Army landing on the Liaodong Peninsula (Manchuria), prompting the Russian troops to flee on 5 May 1904. Color lithograph by Hannosuke Kuroki, 1904

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904. Japanese battleships bombarding Russian battleships in a surprise naval assault on the Russian fleet at Lushun Bay, Port Arthur, China. Color lithograph, 1904

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, c1904. Sailors on a Japanese battleship firing on a Russian battleship during the surprise naval attack on the Russian fleet at Lushun Bay, Port Arthur, China

SERGEY YULYEVICH WITTE (1849-1915). Russian statesman. Photographed in 1905 when negotiating the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War

JAPAN: NURSES, c1905. Japanese nurses carrying a patient on a stretcher. Photograph, c1905

JAPAN: HOSPITAL, c1905. Nurses at a hospital in Japan. Photograph, c1905

JAPAN: HOSPITAL, c1905. Doctors performing surgery in an operating room at a hospital in Japan. Photograph, c1905

JAPAN: HOSPITAL, c1905. Nurses tending to a patient in an operating room at a hospital in Japan. Photograph, c1905

Military Types
1906: Russian and Japanese military men after the Russo-Japanese War sitting in front of an ornately carved screen. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Chinese Soldiers
1906: Chinese soldiers in the Russo-Japanese War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Chinese Army
1906: The Chinese army during the Russo-Japanese War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Russian cruiser Varyag
Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Russian cruiser Varyag receiving her death - blows from the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Chemulpo, February 1904

General Kuroki on battlefield
Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: General Kuroki, Commander - in - Chief of the Japanese First Army, 1904

Russian troops
Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Cameraman from " Le Petit Journal" filming Russian troops in Manchuria for an early newsreel. From " Le Petit Journal", Paris, 5 June 1904

Russian Japanese War 1904 - 1905
Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Russian political prisoners in Siberia being released from their shacklesand given their liberty on condition they that defend their country against the Japanese

Russian Japanese War
Russo Japanese War: General Linievitch, commander of the Russian troops in Manchuria. From " Le Petit Journal", 2 April 1904

Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin with horse
Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin (1848 - 1925). Russian soldier, Commander - in - Chief in Manchuria in Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905

Portrait of Stepan Osipovich Makarov or Makharoff
Stepan Osipovich Makarov or Makharoff (1849 - 1904) In charge of Russian Pacific fleet at beginning of Russo - Japanese War (1904 - 1905)

Portrait of Admiral Ito
Admiral Ito. Commander - in - Chief Japanese fleet during war with China 1894 - 1895, Chief of Naval Board of Command during Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905

Admiral Heihachiro Togo on bridge of flagship
Heihachiro Togo (1847 - 1934) Japanese naval commander. Commander - in - Chief of Japanese Navy during Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905. Admiral Togo on the bridge of his flagship

Portrait of Heihachiro Togo
Heihachiro Togo (1847 - 1934) Japanese naval commander. Commander - in - Chief of Japanese Navy during Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905

Japanese field battery during attack on Port Arthur
Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Japanese field battery in action during the attack on Port Arthur, August 1904

Prince Iwao Oyama (1842 - 1916) Japanese soldier. Commander - in - Chief of Japanese forces during Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905

Portrait of Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin
Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin (1848 - 1925) in his library. Russian soldier, Commander - in - Chief in Manchuria in Russo - Japanese War, 1904 - 1905

Portrait of Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin
Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin (1848 - 1925) Russian soldier, Commander - in - Chief in Manchuria in Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905

Cossacks of Krasnogarsk Regiment
Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Cossacks of the Krasnogarsk Regiment being drilled

Thunderstorm at Battle of Wafangkou
Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Combat between Cossacks and Japanese Cavalry in a thunderstorm at the Battle of Wafangkou, 15 June 1904

Siberian reserve taking up positions
Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: Siberian reserve taking up positions with 6 - inch guns for the defense of 203 Metre Hill, August 1904

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"The Russo-Japanese War: A Tale of Conflict and Consequences" In 1904, tensions between Russia and Japan reached a boiling point, leading to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. The conflict had far-reaching implications that would shape the course of history. The stage was set with the signing of the Russo-Japanese treaty at Portsmouth NH in 1905. Negotiations took place thousands of miles away from the workroom in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, where decisions were made that would send soldiers into battle. One such battle was vividly depicted in a chromolithograph titled "True report of the great sea battle at Lushun Bay. " It captured both sides locked in fierce combat as they fought for control over strategic positions. As war raged on, harsh realities emerged. In Harbin, Manchuria, Japanese spies faced their fate through execution - a chilling scene portrayed in a color litho titled "Execution of Japanese spies. " Retaliation followed suit when Russian troops apprehended three Japanese saboteurs planning to blow up a bridge; they hung them from it as depicted in another color litho called "Russian troops hanging three Japanese saboteurs. " On home soil, Tokyo experienced riots amidst growing discontent caused by this devastating war. A vibrant color litho showcased these tumultuous events underlining its impact on society. Meanwhile, scenes like "Japanese soldiers burning bodies" revealed the grim aftermaths faced by those who fell during battles like Siege of Port Arthur. These images served as reminders that war exacted an immense toll on human lives. Not limited to military actions alone, cruelty extended beyond borders. Three Koreans met their tragic end before firing squads while being inspected by Japanese officers - an unsettling portrayal captured within another color litho named "Japanese officers inspecting wounds. " Amidst all this chaos and destruction emerged tales of valor and sacrifice.