Firing of a Japanese 11-inch siege gun, Port Arthur, during the Russo-Japanese War
Collection
Identifier
JC-s190
Copyright
© 2019 Jamie Carstairs
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s190. Port Arthur (Dalian, Lushun Port or Lushun City). Part of a steroeview card published by Underwood & Underwood. This is one of James Ricalton's most successful war photographs. The photograph made a celebrity of him and great profits for his publisher, the Underwood brothers. See 'James Ricalton's Photographs of China During the Boxer Rebellion' by Christopher J. Lucas (Edwin Mellon Press, 1990). See JC-s188.
Caption in album or on mount
7559 - Enormous 11-inch shell from Japanese siege gun, beginning its deadly flight into Port Arthur.
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Location
Date
1904
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
