Caption

Cannonade of the first shield artillery regiment upon the Chinese advancing to attack the second infantry regiment stationed on the S. of Shihtsuytse, NW of Port Arthur, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'The smoke on the hill on the right, The mountain in the distance is Laoteeshan.', inscription: 'The fall of Port Arthur.', photographer: Ordnance Survey, Manchuria, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, Japan, 1894-11-20, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 195 mm x width 277 mm, firearms: cannon, army 'en route', A wide, hazy landscape view with gently rolling hills and terraces fading into a pale sky, showing layered bands of darker and lighter ground across the foreground and midground, faint winding paths or tracks cutting through the fields, a small cluster of dark shapes near the center that appear distinct against the lighter terrain, and a broad expanse of open land stretching toward distant, softly outlined hills under a bright, featureless sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_360

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Keywords

Cannonade first shield artillery regiment upon Chinese advancing attack second infantry regiment stationed S Shihtsuytse Nw Port Arthur page photomechanical print inscription smoke hill right mountain distance Laoteeshan fall photographer Ordnance Survey Manchuria cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa Japan 1894-11-20 paper collotype photoprint height 195 mm x width 277 mm firearms cannon army en route wide hazy landscape view gently rolling hills terraces fading pale sky showing layered bands darker lighter ground across foreground midground faint winding paths tracks cutting fields small cluster dark shapes near center distinct lighter terrain broad expanse open land stretching distant softly outlined hills under bright featureless sky