[Postcard with printed words "Russia, Japan, Peace Conference, August 1905" and stamped with the seal of the city of Portsmouth, N.H.]
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Postcard sent by newspaper correspondent Edmund Noble to his daughter, Lilly. Text reads: 11th [August 1905] Hope you are resting and recovering. Imagine you very often in the hammock, and want a few more lines to say how well you are. Only two Russian correspondents here, while Japanese journalists are numerous. Take great care of yourself. Papa
The Siege and Battle of Port Arthur marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War. Porth Artur was the deep-water port and Russian naval base at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Manchuria. Port Arthur was widely regarded as one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world at the time. It was the longest and most violent land battle of the Russo-Japanese War. Russian land forces in the course of the siege suffered 31,000 casualties, of whom 15,000 were killed, wounded, and missing.
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