Bidspirit auction | Russo-Japanese War & Asian Military

Russo-Japanese War & Asian Military Stereoviews - This collection of vintage stereoview cards documents military activities and conflict in East Asia during the early 20th century, specifically the Russo-Japanese War and the Boxer Rebellion. The set comprises a mix of photographic processes, including silver gelatin prints and color lithographic views, mounted on standard cardboard stereoview mounts of dark gray, tan, and green. Several cards feature the curved-mount design characteristic of the early 1900s. Visible publishers and series include Underwood & Underwood, Keystone View Company, T. W. Ingersoll, B. W. Kilburn, James M. Davis, and the Royal Series. Copyright dates visible on the mounts range from 1901 to 1905. Featured subjects include a group of Japanese Army Telegraphers (No. 85), the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk, Allied Forces in camp at the Port of Tang-Ku, China, and views of fortified heights and docks at Port Arthur, Manchuria. Captions and publisher information are printed on the margins of the mounts.