The shattered remains of Russian heroes who were killed near 203 Metre Hill Port Arthur – Vintage Photo Print
(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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The shattered remains of Russian heroes who were killed near 203 Metre Hill Port Arthur
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Few subjects in the Russo-Japanese War were as grim as the fighting around 203 Metre Hill, a height above the Russian fortress of Port Arthur (now Lüshun) that changed hands only after heavy losses on both sides in late 1904. This stereograph, published by Underwood & Underwood and copyrighted in 1905, shows the dead of that campaign and records the title's blunt description of their condition. Stereo cards like this were sold to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave home audiences a three-dimensional sense of distant events. Its subject matter also reflects how quickly war photography reached the public, with the siege ending in early 1905 while the images were still circulating.
| Created / published | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | 42813 U.S. Copyright Office. U82374. No. 7728. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. · Barker George 1844-1894 photographer. |
| Subjects | Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905--Casualties--Russian--China--Lüshun. Dead persons--China--Lüshun--1900-1910. Soldiers--Russian--China--Lüshun--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,705 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-271033 |
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