I
can't do better for the history of this conflict than point you in the
direction of this excellent website.
All views are by Underwood unless otherwise mentioned. The sure hand
of James
Ricalton was Underwood's guarantee of a fine set of views. Ricalton
certainly seems to have preferred the company of the Japanese Forces to
that of the Russian. A view exists of him in the company of Japanese officers,
one of whom has his arm linked in Ricalton's. The blurb on the back states
that the Japanese gave Ricalton carte blanche to photograph what
and where he liked. The vast majority of Ricalton's views were taken in
the Japanese lines - either through choice or necessity.
To
quote Darrah: 'The stereographic record of the Russo-Japanese War portrays
battle action, materiel, and strategy more strikingly than any other
war stereos - including World War I. The most notable views are by Underwood
and H.C. White'.
Keystone 'A part of the great
army with which Russia hopes to drive the Japanese from the Asiatic mainland,
Port Arthur, Manchuria'.
Condition. Marks in sky and
l/h bottom corner bent.
Order #15601.
Price $12.
'Russian 500-lb shell bursting
near the Japanese siege guns - Port Arthur'.
Condition 7/8.
Order #15602.
Price $10.
'Digging to victory - Japanese
"siege-parallel" nearing the Russian forts - siege of Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15603.
Price $12.
'Russian Red Cross service
in the Far East - bringing the wounded to a temporary hospital'.Condition
9.
Order #15604.
Price $12.
'War-dogs of the Far East -
Russian fighting-ships in the fortified harbor of Port Arthur, Manchuria'.
Condition 8.
Order #15605.
Price $18.
'War-dogs of the Far East -
Russian fighting-ships in the fortified harbor of Port Arthur, Manchuria'.
Condition 8.
Order #15606.
Price $18.
'Sighting one of the guns on
the Japanese armoured cruiser "Asama" which fought at Port Arthur'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 8.
Order #15608.
Price $12.
'In peace preparing for war
- target practice on the Japanese cruiser "Asama" which fought at Port
Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15609.
Price $12.
'A friendly contest on a man-o-war
- games on the Japanese armoured cruiser "Assama"'.'.
Condition 9/10.
Order #15611.
Price $12.
'Russian soldiers in the Far
East - marching along the Chinese Imperial Railway'.
Condition 9.
Order #15612.
Price $12.
'An advance of Russian Troops
in the Far East - marching along the Chinese Imperial Railway'.
Condition 9.
Order #15613.
Price $12.
'Defenders of the Czar's Empire
in the Far East - Russian troops preparing to advance'.
Condition 10.
Order #15614.
Price $12.
'Some of Russia's famous Cossacks
in the Far East'.
Condition 10.
Order #15615.
Price $12.
'Looking south over docks to
fortified
heights held by the Russians, Port Arthur, Manchuria'. Descriptive text.
Condition 8.
Order #15617.
Price $12.
'Russian soldiers in the Far
East - with arms stacked awaiting the call to duty'.
Condition 9.
Order #15618.
Price $15.
'A jolly troop of the Czar's
soldiers in the Far East'.
Condition 9.
Order #15619.
Price $15.
'Japanese war balloon reconnoitering
the Russian positions at Port Arthur, looking north'.
Condition 8.
Order #15620.
Price $10.
'Close to the enemy in Japanese
"slege parallel" within 200 yards of Russian fort - Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15622.
Price $12.
'A Japanese "parallel" near
the Russian forts - a victim of the desperate siege - Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15623.
Price $12.
'Wounded Japanese after a desperate
charge on the Russian stronghold - Field hospital near Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15624.
Price $12.
'Filling shells for the great
siege guns bombarding Port Arthur - in Japanese camp on the siege line'.
Condition 9.
Order #15625.
Price $15.
'A camp of the Third Imperial
Japanese Army, four miles northeast of Port Arthur'.
Condition 10.
Order #15626.
Price $12.
'A soldier boy writing home
to his Japanese mother, in a tent within range of Russian shells - before
Port Arthur'.
Condition 10.
Order #15627.
Price $15.
'On board the Japanese armoured
cruiser "Assama" which took part in the attack on Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15628.
Price $18.
'Moonlight in Russia's busy
fortress harbor of the East, Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15631.
Price $15.
'Russian gunboat "Bobre" at
New Chwang, an important port in the Russo-Japanese conflict'.
Condition 9.
Order #15633.
Price $15.
'Loading ships with supplies
for the Russian troops at Port Arthur - Canton China'.
Condition 9.
Order #15634.
Price $18.
'Japanese of the First Division
ready to move into the fighting lines - siege of Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15635.
Price $12.
'The horrors of modern war
- a trench filled with Japanese dead - in a Russian fort, Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15636.
Price $18.
'Japanese troops resting on
side of Itzushan - looking over a charming valley - Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15637.
Price $12.
'Great 11-inch Japanese siege
guns firing 500-lb shells into Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15639.
Price $15.
Fine Art Photographers' Publishing
Co. 'In the trenches at the Sha-ho - firing on the enemy from bomb-proof
retreats, Manchuria'.
Condition 9.
Order #15644.
Price $15.
'Ready for defense or advance
- Japanese fighters at Port Arthur'.
Condition 9/10.
Order #15645.
Price $15.
H.C. White. 'Along the skirmish
line - drilling on parade ground, Tokio, Japan'.
Condition 9.
Order #15646.
Price $12.
H.C. White. 'Division of the
Provision Department on the Tokio parade grounds, getting ready to start
for front'.
Condition 8.
Order #15647.
Price $15.
'In Ehrlung, one of the great
key forts - wrecked by the terrific Japanese bombardment - Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15648.
Price $12.
'Bringing in Japanese dead
and dying after a desperate charge on the forts around Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15649.
Price $12.
'Unsheltered bed on Hoozan
Hill where for three weeks Mr Ricalton watched the great battles around
Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15650.
Price $12.
'Japan's hardy soldier boys
whose battle cry is "win or die"'.
Condition 9.
Order #15651.
Price $15.
'Japanese forming lines for
a charge on one of the fortified hills - Port Arthur'.
Condition. Something went
wrong with the processing on this one, resulting in silvery spotting overall.
Order #15652.
Price $5.
'Russian "bomb-proof" pit taken
by Japanese after a desperate charge - looking west from Nanshan Hill,
Manchuria'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #15653.
Price $12.
'Heroic soldier boys of Japan
- after an assault - Field Hospital, near Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15655.
Price $15.
'Keeping below the dead line
- in Japanese trenches near the Russian forts, Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15656.
Price $12.
'Japanese transporting ammunition
on the Russian railway - four miles above Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15657.
Price $12.
'Japanese buried by Russians
inside fort - every man entering killed by bayonet, Port Arthur'.
Condition. Bad processing.
Order #15658.
Price $4.
'Watching a battle three miles
away - from "Hill 229" over trench-covered hills (S.S.W.) toward Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15659.
Price $12.
'Hasty funeral rites - last
honors to the dead Russian heroes - in besieged Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15660.
Price $12.
'Japanese Pontoon troops at
Tokyo, leaving for Manchuria'.
Condition 9.
Order #15661.
Price $15.
'Advancing across an open field
- Japan's sturdy soldiers at Port Arthur'.
Condition. Light surface scratch
on left image.
Order #15662.
Price $10.
'Japanese batteries firing
on the Russian forts - Siege of Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15663.
Price $15.
'Enormous 11-inch shell from
Japanese siege gun, beginning its deadly flight into Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15664.
Price $12.
'A corn roast - Japanese soldier
boys and Chinese coolies - with the besieging army around Port Arthur'.
Condition. Surface scratches.
Order #15665.
Price $6.
'General Baron Nogi and Staff
at lunch. Third Imperial Japanese Army headquarters, before Port Arthur'.
Condition 7.
Order #15666.
Price $12.
'General Oshima, commander
9th Division, Third Japanese Army in camp at siege lines near Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15667.
Price $15.
'General Nogi, the indomitable
fighter, at headquarters before Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15668.
Price $15.
'Reserves held ready for fierce
assault on forts near Namakoyama, siege of Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15669.
Price $15.
'Making rice balls (each one
a meal) in the Japanese army camp near the firing line, Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15670.
Price $12.
'Great Japanese siege guns
firing over the hills into Port Arthur'.
Condition 8.
Order #15671.
Price $12.
'Transport train - with General
Nogi's army - nearing Port Arthur'.
Condition 9.
Order #15672.
Price $12.
American Stereoscopic Company.
'Japanese Red Cross tent at Chiyoshin, near Port Arthur'.
Condition. Slight creases
and marks.
Order #15673.
Price $6.
