The Battle of the Yalu. No. 1-4
Depicts the Battle of Yalu, in the Russo-Japanese War, which took place at the Yalu River, on the border of China and Korea between April 25, 1904 and May 1, 1904.
Peace envoys at Portsmouth, N.H.
The Japanese and Russian peace envoys arrive at Portsmouth N.H., the Japanese delegation aboard the U.S.S. Dolphin, and the Russian delegation aboard the U.S.S. Mayflower. The Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is visible in the background. There is a parade through the town of Portsmouth, featuring the N.H. National Guard. The envoys are seen departing from their […]
Scenes and incidents, Russo-Japanese peace conference, Portsmouth, N.H.
Scenes from the 1905 peace conference between the Russian and Japanese Governments, mediated by the U.S. Government at the invitation of President Theodore Roosevelt. Scenes of the dignitaries and celebrities who are part of the conference include travel between Oyster Bay, New York and Portsmouth. The Japanese, then the Russian, delegations, including envoys Count Vitte, […]
L’hydrographie françoise : recueil des cartes générales et particulières qui ont éte faites pour le service des vaisseaux du roy, par ordre des Ministres de la marine, depuis 1737, jusqu’en 1765.
Phillips, 587 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Rocking gold in the Klondike
“Here we see one of the methods employed in the search for gold, where water is scarce. We see the workmen using the water over and over again in the rocker until it becomes too thick with earth for further use. The scene is one of action, as the valuable character of the ground enables […]
Panoramic view of the White Pass Railroad
“This scene was taken shortly after the completion of this railroad in 1899. The impression received by the audience is that of riding on the pilot of an engine. Shortly after starting, you plunge into the darkness of the tunnel, afterwards to emerge, and crossing a high trestle skirting the edge of a deep chasm, […]
Battle of Chemulpo Bay
A historical re-enactment of a naval battle in Chemulpo Bay off the coast of Korea during the Russo-Japanese war. Shows a Japanese ship damaging one Russian vessel and sinking another.
A woman who went to Alaska,
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Report of the cruise of the U. S. Revenue cutter Bear and the overland expedition for the relief of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean, from November 27, 1897, to September 13, 1898.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also issued without document series note. On verso of t.-p.: Treasury Department, Document no. 2101. Division of Revenue-Cutter Service. images not viewed; td12 2010-10-19
Japanese and Russian peace delegates–leaving New York City, 1905
On Aug. 5, 1905, the Japanese and Russian delegations to the Portsmouth Peace Conference left New York City to board ships which would take them first to Oyster Bay to talk with TR and then to the conference in Portsmouth, N.H. Views at the wharf of the New York Yacht Club of the Japanese delegation […]