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[Gen. Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov and other officers in railroad yard] – Historic Reproduction

[Gen. Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov and other officers in railroad yard], [between ca. 1915 and 1920(?)] — historic photograph
[Gen. Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov and other officers in railroad yard], [between ca. 1915 and 1920(?)]. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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General Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov appears with other officers in a railroad yard, a setting that places the group at the center of Russia's wartime logistics. Brusilov is best known for the 1916 offensive that bears his name, a campaign against Austro-Hungarian forces that relied on rail lines to move troops and supplies. The caption card dates the photograph only loosely, between about 1915 and 1920, so the exact occasion remains uncertain. Even so, the scene reflects a period when Russia's railways were vital to both military operations and the upheaval that followed the 1917 revolutions.

Created / published[between ca. 1915 and 1920(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Russia--Hist.--1915-20(?); BI; Shelf. Sources checked and other information on verso of card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,196 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146228

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