The Russo - Nipponese War between 1904 and 1905 was one of the first conflicts withmodern weaponrysuch as machine accelerator pedal , foreshadowing the devastation to come in when World War I pause out just a few years later . fight to go down disputes over soil in Korea and its neighboring region , Manchuria , it began with a surprisal attempt by Japanese forces on the Russian - held naval al-Qaida of Port Arthur in China in 1904 .
A group of colorized stereoscopic prints from fertile former American photo publisherTruman Ward Ingersoll[PDF ] shows the war and the farseeing Siege of Port Arthur from the Nipponese United States Army ’s perspective . paradigm from 1905 show camp spirit in the Japanese U. S. Army , including soldier fooling around in their loose prison term , set up up jury-rigged barbershops , and heading into instrument shops . They also show the U. S. Army transporting and setting up “ Osaka babies , ” accelerator pedal convey from mainland Japan that could fire 300 - pound shells .
This is a Taiwanese pawn store in the 1900s :
Soldiers receive a trim :
A Japanese general :
Not certain what these soldiers are doing with their recreational meter — talking ? Doing a very slow dance ?
The " peace offer " shown below seems to be artillery .
The process of burden and shooting the Osaka baby looks vivid :
See more of the images fromPublic Domain Review .
All image by T.W. Ingersoll via Boston Public LibraryFlickr
