1904-09-08 front Japanese arranging decoy lights (1)
Summary
A postcard sent from Nellie Mildred "Helen" Claxton to Edgar "Ted" Claxton when they were courting, written on the back in their private cipher. Showing the Russo-Japanese war: The Japanese arranging decoy lights before Port Arthur.
Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) was a military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in East Asia, thereby becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.
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Date
08/09/1904
in collections
Source
Scan of original postcard in my possession
Link
Copyright info
public domain