[Illustration: _Frontispiece_ THE BATTLEGROUND OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR ] A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR EDITED AND ARRANGED BY JAMES H. HARE, War Photographer WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY VICTOR K. BULLA, ROBERT L. DUNN, JAMES F. J. ARCHIBALD, RICHARD BARRY, ASHMEAD BARTLETT, JAMES RICALTON TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF THE SEA OF JAPAN BY CAPTAIN A. T. MAHAN, U. S. N., RETIRED [Illustration: [Logo]] NEW YORK P. F. COLLIER & SON 1905 COPYRIGHT 1905 BY P. F. COLLIER & SON The photographs reproduced in this volume are fully protected by copyright in the United States and Great Britain. Their reproduction, without express permission, is hereby forbidden. The work of Messrs. Hare, Dunn, Archibald, and Barry, under adverse conditions in the field, was greatly facilitated by the use of the films and developing machine of the Eastman Kodak Company, to whom they feel this acknowledgment is due. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE The Battleground of the Russo-Japanese War—_Frontispiece_ 2 Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia 7 Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan 7 Vice-Admiral Alexieff 8 Marquis Ito Hirobumi 8 Typical Street Scene in Russia’s Capital City 10 An Everyday Scene in One of the Large Cities of Japan 11 Japanese Troops Preparing for War 13 Training Japanese Cavalrymen at the Tokio Barracks 14 Changing Guard at the Oyama Barracks in Tokio 15 Swapping Stories in the Guard House at Oyama Barracks 16 Cleaning and Oiling Rifles in Preparation for War 17 Departure of Baron Rosen from Yokohama 18 Russian Minister to Korea Departing from Seoul 19 Newspaper Bulletins on the Chemulpo Battle 20 Patriotic Citizens Awaiting Their Turn to Enlist 21 Building Temporary Stables in Tokio 21 Mobilization of Troops in Tokio at the Outbreak of War 22