Russo Collection

Panorama of Incheon with view toward Chemulpo Bay, Korea, the site of the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, where the first shots of the Russo-Japanese War were fired. Date: circa 1905

The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Naval Admirals
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) - Japanese Naval Admirals Date: circa 1905

Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Mikasa - built in the UK
The Mikasa - a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s, and was the only ship of her class

Lord Brooke, later 6th Earl of Warwick
Lord Brooke (Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 1882-1928) who married Miss Elfrida Marjorie Eden on 29 April 1909 at St Margarets Church, Westminster

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 3 of 5
Card 3 of 5 - The Wrestlers. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Major Richardson and his ambulance dogs
Major Edwin Hautenville Richardson, renowned dog trainer and founder of the British War Dog School during the First World War

Tsushima (Schon - 5
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT After their overwhelming defeat of the Russian navy, the Japanese tow away the Russian warships they have captured

Tsushima (Schon - 2
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT The Japanese Admiral Togo steams into action in his flagship Mikafa, inflicting an overwhelming defeat on the Russian fleet

The Russo-Japanese War - Interior scene
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 - an unusual card (awaiting final translation!) depicting an interior scene. Date: circa 1905

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 1 of 5
Card 1 of 5 - Preliminaries. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Combat at Tsushima 1904
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT in the Tushima Strait - the same location as the decisive battle of the following year

Russo-Japanese War - Propaganda - The Caged Russian Bear
A spectacular Russo-Japanese War propaganda postcard - The Caged Russian Bear peered at by Japanese children, women and soldiers in uniform. Date: circa 1905

Russo-Japanese War - Propaganda - Sinking toy Russian Ships
A superb Russo-Japanese War propaganda postcard - Japanese children (in uniform) and a Geisha sink toy Russian Ships with blowpipes and darts at a fair

Siege of Port Arthur - 203 Hill - Japanese Memorial
Japanese memorial on the summit of 203 Hill, high ground located in Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China - scene of bloody fighting between Japanese

First Division Japanese soldiers near Port Arthur, China, during the Russo-Japanese War. They are preparing to move into the fighting lines during the Siege of Port Arthur (August 1904 - January 1905)

Russian torpedo launches attacking a Turkish monitor below Matchin, Russo-Turkish War Date: 1877

Lushun Baiyu Tower - Lushunkou, China (Ryojun)
Lushun Baiyu Tower - built after the Russo-Japanese War by the Japanese to commemorate their 20, 000 war casualties at Ryojun (present-day Lushunkou)

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The Dogger Bank Incident or Russian Outrage
The Dogger Bank Incident (or Russian Outrage ) occured on the 22nd October 1904, when the Russian Fleet (sailing to reinforce the 1st Pacific Squadron stationed at Port Arthur during)

Crown Prince of Sweden meeting Emperor of Russia
The Crown Prince of Sweden meeting the Emperor of Russia at Abo (Turku, now in Finland). Probably at the time of the Treaty of Abo, marking the end of the Russo-Swedish War (1741-1743). 18th century

Memorial at Port Arthur, Manchuria, China
Port Arthur, Manchuria, China -- memorial of naval guns and mines from the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Date: circa 1908

Russo-German Negotiations at Brest-Litovsk 1918
Double page from The Illustrated London News, 12th January 1918, with photographs of the Bolshevist minister in London Maxim Litvinoff, Lenin

The Russian general Dragomirov kisses the Imperial flag before leaving to do his best against the Japanese Date: October 1904

Russo-Japanese War - Sagamami - Long grey ship. Part of Box 168 Boswell Collection - Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904 - 1905

Russo-Japanese War - Kralikri - Ships at sea. Part of Box 168 Boswell Collection - Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904 - 1905

TREATY NEGOTIATIONS 1918
Russo-German talks in progress in the session hall at Brest- Litovsk, as the two sides negotiate over armistice terms Date: January 1918

MINES AT PORT ARTHUR
A Japanese battleship sails dangerously close to Russian mines placed there in defence of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japan war Date: 1904

RUS / JAP WAR / CRUISERS
After the surrender of Port Arthur, the Russian cruisers Oley and Aurora flee to Manila Date: January 1905

RUS-JAP WAR / JAP DOGS
The Japanese use dogs to seek out concealed Russians Date: summer 1904

Japanese Fleet bombards Vladivostok - 5 March 1904
Russo-Japanese War - the Japanese Naval Fleet bombards Vladivostok - 5 March 1904 Date: 1904

The Dogger Bank Incident or Russian Outrage
The Dogger Bank Incident (or Russian Outrage ) occured on the 22nd October 1904, when the Russian Fleet (sailing to reinforce the 1st Pacific Squadron stationed at Port Arthur during)

Tobacconist, newsagent and stationer, 1905
A. Green, tobacconist, newsagent and stationer, 1905. Newspaper boards outside the shop proclaim headlines about peace in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05. The newsagent stands in the doorway

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Landing of Japanese troops in Chemulpo. Engraving. Colored

Wolves attack Russian soldiers during war with Japan
During the war with Japan, Russian sentries have another enemy to fight -- wolves ! Date: 1904

Treaty - Battle of Lushun - Anatoly Stessel, Nogi Maresuke
The Shuishiying in Lushunkou District, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, where the cease fire treaty of the Battle of Lushun was signed between Anatoly Stessel (1848-1915)

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Russian headquarters at Port Arthur. Engraving. Colored

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). St. Petersburg. Departure of Russian officers to Serbia as volunteers in the army of General Tchernaieff. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877

Rus-Jap War / Manchuria
At the Isolated Tree in Manchuria, Russian infantry mount an attack Date: October 1904

General Kuropatkin, Russia
ALEXEI NIKOLAIEVICH KUROPATKIN Russian general. Below are the words: I regret to report... (after losing the Battle of Mukden during the Russo-Japanese War). Date: 1848 - 1921

Postcard, Sydney Morning Herald reproduction
Postcard, Sydney Morning Herald for 30 May 1905, reproduction of a page containing a report on the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Admiral Rozhdestvensky
Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky (1848 1909), admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. Date: 1905

Admiral Togo in his cabin
The Admiral in his cabin, discussing the shell that almost cost the Japanese fleet its commander. Date: 1905

Russo-Japanese War, Aftermath of an Offensive
The aftermath of the devastating 1904 Battle of Port Arthur in Manchuria (now north-eastern China). Date: February 1904

Japanese Military Types - Officers / Personnel
The work of a Japanese artist (reproduced on a postcard) showing a variety of militray types, official positions, grades of officer etc. at the time of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Date: 1904

Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Yashima built in the UK
Yashima - a Fuji-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the 1890s. Designed and built in the United Kingdom

Japanese soldiers in uniform
Japanese soldiers. A colonial trooper (left) and a member of the Elite Infantry (right). circa 1906

The Dogger Bank Incident or Russian Outrage
The Dogger Bank Incident (or Russian Outrage ) occured on the 22nd October 1904, when the Russian Fleet (sailing to reinforce the 1st Pacific Squadron stationed at Port Arthur during)

Admiral Rozhestvensky, Russian naval officer
Admiral Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky (1848-1909), nicknamed Mad Dog, Russian naval officer, seen here in uniform at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. Date: circa 1904-1905

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