Entrenched Boer Artillery and Soldiers Posing For a Photograph During the Siege of Ladysmith in Natal, South Africa, During the Second Boer War (1899)

Entrenched Boer artillery and soldiers posing for a photograph during the Siege of Ladysmith in Natal, South Africa, during the Second Boer War, c. 1899.

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Time-Lapse View of Union Soldiers Posing Around Bombproofs in the Union Siege Line During the Siege of Petersburg, Near Petersburg, Virginia (1864)

Time-lapse view of Union soldiers posing around bombproofs in the Union siege line during the Siege of Petersburg, near Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. One of the views either appears to be stretched or else was taken from a slightly different angle. By Timothy O'Sullivan.

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Japanese Soldiers in a Siege Line Trench During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

Japanese soldiers in a siege line trench during the Siege of Port Arthur, c. 1904. Animated stereoview.

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A Japanese Mine Exploding Under the Defenses of a Russian-held Fort on East Kikwan Hill During the Siege of Port Arthur (1904)

Photograph of a Japanese mine exploding under the defenses of a Russian-held fort on East Kikwan Hill during the Siege of Port Arthur, 1904. Probably the first photograph of a mine explosion during a conflict. The second photograph is of Japanese infantry assaulting the same Russian fort and was probably taken soon after the mine exploded.

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African American Union Soldiers Guarding a Section of Union Siege Line Fortifications During the Siege of Petersburg Near Petersburg, Virginia (1864)

View of mostly African American Union soldiers guarding a section of Union siege line fortifications during the Siege of Petersburg near Petersburg, Virginia, August 7, 1864. A number of them are looking towards what are probably Confederate lines in the background. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Japanese Soldiers in a Trench during the Siege of Port Arthur

Japanese soldiers in a trench during the Siege of Port Arthur, c. 1904. Animated stereoview.

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