Peiyushan from Toyo Bridge, Port Arthur.
Summary
Public domain photo of vintage China postcard, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The Siege and Battle of Port Arthur marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War. Porth Artur was the deep-water port and Russian naval base at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Manchuria. Port Arthur was widely regarded as one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world at the time. It was the longest and most violent land battle of the Russo-Japanese War. Russian land forces in the course of the siege suffered 31,000 casualties, of whom 15,000 were killed, wounded, and missing.
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Date
1907 - 1917
Contributors
Tokyo Design Printing Co., Publisher
Location
Kanda, Tokyo
Source
New York Public Library
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")