Manchuria Collection (#2)

The Emperor Greeting The Triumphant Troops Outside of the Capital, 1772. From " Les Conquetes de l Empereur de la Chine", (The Conquests of the Emperor of China)

Japanese Troops during the Battle of Lushunkou, 1894 (b/w photo)
740736 Japanese Troops during the Battle of Lushunkou, 1894 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese military plane in Manchuria, 1933 (b / w photo)
428008 Japanese military plane in Manchuria, 1933 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Christmas of the warring soldiers in Manchuria where the thermometer now marks 15 below zero (colour litho)
2798848 The Christmas of the warring soldiers in Manchuria where the thermometer now marks 15 below zero (colour litho) by Beltrame

Halte d un train transportant des reservistes en Mandchourie (colour litho)
2787181 Halte d un train transportant des reservistes en Mandchourie (colour litho) by Malespine, L. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese cavalry patrol on reconaissance on the road to Harbin, Manchuria (colour litho)
2795937 Japanese cavalry patrol on reconaissance on the road to Harbin, Manchuria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Russian retreat after the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795927 Russian retreat after the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian retreat after the Battle of Mukden)

After the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795925 After the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War)

In the trenches before Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795909 In the trenches before Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the trenches before Mukden, Russo-Japanese War)

The special correspondent of Le Petit Journal following the course of a battle in Manchuria during... (colour litho)
2795905 The special correspondent of Le Petit Journal following the course of a battle in Manchuria during... (colour litho) by French School

The Chinese Army on the Manchurian border (colour litho)
2795881 The Chinese Army on the Manchurian border (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Army on the Manchurian border)

The Manchurian rain (colour litho)
2795861 The Manchurian rain (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manchurian rain)

Battle of the Yalu River, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795840 Battle of the Yalu River, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of the Yalu River, Russo-Japanese War)

Russian troops retreating after the Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097427 Russian troops retreating after the Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Russian General Count Fyodor Keller at the Battle of Motien Pass, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097416 Death of Russian General Count Fyodor Keller at the Battle of Motien Pass, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School

The Boxer Rebellion: capture of a Chinese battery by Russian troops in Manchuria (colour litho)
3099154 The Boxer Rebellion: capture of a Chinese battery by Russian troops in Manchuria (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boxer Rebellion)

The life of Russian soldiers in the trenches in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097450 The life of Russian soldiers in the trenches in Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sinking of a Japanese warship off Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097443 Sinking of a Japanese warship off Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097423 Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War)

The Russo-Japanese War: Cossack patrols guarding the Trans-Siberian Railway
3097362 The Russo-Japanese War: Cossack patrols guarding the Trans-Siberian Railway and telegraph lines against attack by Manchurians (colour litho) by French School

Types of Russian soldiers, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese
3039578 Types of Russian soldiers, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Prater, Ernest (fl.1885-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

A fight between destroyers, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese
3039736 A fight between destroyers, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

A cossack of the line, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War
3039708 A cossack of the line, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info)

Departure of Russian troops for the Far East, illustration from
3039618 Departure of Russian troops for the Far East, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Soper

Muffled against the deadly bacilli in Manchuria, a doctor fully masked and a sanitary official, wearing a lint mask soaked in carbolic acid. Date: 1911

The Russians in Manchuria, the Embarkation of Artillery and Cossacks at Blagovestchensk for the Defence of the Railway
1600208 The Russians in Manchuria, the Embarkation of Artillery and Cossacks at Blagovestchensk for the Defence of the Railway (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Cholera in Manchuria, propitiating the God of the Sickness (litho)
1601269 The Cholera in Manchuria, propitiating the God of the Sickness (litho) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera in Manchuria)

Czar bidding farewell to officers of the Imperial Guard
3039642 Czar bidding farewell to officers of the Imperial Guard, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Soper

Guarding the railway near Mukden, illustration from
3039607 Guarding the railway near Mukden, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Wollen

On a Manchurian railway: Night patrol, illustration from
3039589 On a Manchurian railway: Night patrol, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Soper

Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795903 Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fighting in the trenches at Port Arthur)

Japanese attack on Russian trenches at Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795877 Japanese attack on Russian trenches at Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Russian dispatch riders forcing their passage on the road to Port Arthur, Manchuria (colour litho)
2795845 Russian dispatch riders forcing their passage on the road to Port Arthur, Manchuria (colour litho) by French School

Japanese soldiers firing on a hospital train leaving the Russian-held city of Port Arthur, Manchuria (colour litho)
2795839 Japanese soldiers firing on a hospital train leaving the Russian-held city of Port Arthur, Manchuria (colour litho) by French School

Map showing the theatre of the Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795817 Map showing the theatre of the Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map showing the theatre of the Russo-Japanese War)

Russian cavalry on their way to Manchuria (colour litho)
2795804 Russian cavalry on their way to Manchuria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian cavalry on their way to Manchuria)

A train of the Trans-Siberian Railway was diverted into Manchuria by a group of Chinese robbers (colour litho)
2778212 A train of the Trans-Siberian Railway was diverted into Manchuria by a group of Chinese robbers (colour litho) by Beltrame

Marche forcee de l infanterie russe en Mandchourie (colour litho)
2787098 Marche forcee de l infanterie russe en Mandchourie (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Outbreak of plague in Manchuria (colour litho)
2779691 Outbreak of plague in Manchuria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outbreak of plague in Manchuria. La peste en Mandchourie)

Russian General Aleksey Kuropatkin visiting the trenches by car during the Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097444 Russian General Aleksey Kuropatkin visiting the trenches by car during the Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School

The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097426 The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War)

Mines tethered to the seabed off Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097394 Mines tethered to the seabed off Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mines tethered to the seabed off Port Arthur)

The Japanese battleship Hatsutse sunk by a Russian mine off Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097390 The Japanese battleship Hatsutse sunk by a Russian mine off Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School

Battle of Yalu River, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097382 Battle of Yalu River, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Yalu River, Russo-Japanese War)

The investment of Port Arthur. In one of the ports guarding the Russian harbour
3039728 The investment of Port Arthur. In one of the ports guarding the Russian harbour, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Prater

A battery of field guns on their way to Ichon, illustration from
3039710 A battery of field guns on their way to Ichon, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Koekkoek

A feat of horsemanship. Russian cavalry crossing a river
3039694 A feat of horsemanship. Russian cavalry crossing a river, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Koekkoek

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Manchuria, a land steeped in history and intrigue. It witnessed the rise and fall of empires, leaving behind tales that still echo through time. In 1894, the Japanese took control of Port Arthur, marking a pivotal moment in Manchurian history. This event set the stage for future conflicts and power struggles within this region. The Boxer Rebellion of July 1900 saw many desperate souls seeking refuge from Harbin. The chaos and violence pushed people to escape their homes in search of safety elsewhere. Amidst these tumultuous times, one can find solace in the companionship of a loyal Chow Chow dog. Their front view captures their regal appearance and unwavering loyalty, providing comfort during uncertain times. The South Manchurian Railway played a crucial role in connecting different parts of this vast land. Its interior sleeping car offered respite to weary travelers as they embarked on journeys filled with anticipation and adventure. Harbin's most northern town held remnants of an old Russian house - a testament to the cultural fusion that occurred throughout Manchuria's complex past. Japanese troops departing Yokohama for Manchuria showcased the ever-changing dynamics between nations vying for influence over this coveted territory. Sawing timber became an essential industry in Manchuria during the early 1900s. The sound echoed through forests as workers labored tirelessly to meet growing demands. The Russo-Japanese War froze events into memory forevermore. Battles raged across this land as two great powers clashed over dominance, leaving scars etched upon its soil. Within Shenyang stood the South Manchurian Railway Company Hospital - a beacon of hope amidst turmoil where lives were saved and healing began anew. "The Ultimatum" hung heavy in the air as decisions were made that would shape destinies far beyond what anyone could have imagined at that time.