Collection Items
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Film, VideoJapanese and Russian peace delegates--leaving New York City, 1905
Japanese and Russian peace delegates arriving at Portsmouth, N.H., 1905 | Japanese and Russian peace delegates arrive at Portsmouth, N.H., 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 boarding two U.S. Navy steam launches; part of the...- Contributor: Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1905
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Film, VideoBattle 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.- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Porter, Edwin S. - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoRocking gold in the Klondike
Rocking gold in the Klondyke "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 many to work profitably in close quarters. An interesting...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Bonine, R. (Robert K.) - Crahan, Thomas
- Date: 1899
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Film, VideoPanoramic view of the White Pass Railroad
Panoramic view from 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, you continue to wind about among the mountains and...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Bonine, R. (Robert K.) - Crahan, Thomas
- Date: 1899
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Film, VideoThe 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.- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoPeace envoys at Portsmouth, N.H.
Peace envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Japanese-Russian peace envoys | Peace envoys at Portsmouth, N.J. 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 hotel in cars and carriages.- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1905
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Film, VideoScenes 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, Baron Rosen, and Marquis Jutarō Komura depart, from the...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Porter, Edwin S. - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1905