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Passenger Train at Russian Railroad Station

Date: 1917
Description: Group of people at a railroad platform near the "Imperial train" used by the Root Commission as they traveled through Russia.
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Passenger Train at Manchurian Railroad Station

Date: 1917
Description: Group of people at a railroad station in Manchuria, gathered near the "Imperial train" that carried the Root Commission members through Russia.
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People on Russian Train Platform

Date: 1917
Description: Men and women wait in boxcars and on the platform at a Russian railroad station. The original caption reads: "uppers and lowers on the Trans-Siberian Ry. [...
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General Horwaeth and the Root Commission Train

Date: 06 1917
Description: Men standing near the Imperial train carrying members of the Root Commission at a railroad station. Original caption reads: "General Horwaeth, chief of Rus...
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German Prisoners Working on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Date: 1917
Description: German prisoners around a train car at a Russian railroad station. One of the men is on crutches. The original caption reads: "German prisoners at work on ...
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Men and Boys Standing Outisde Railroad Car at Vladivostok

Date: 1917
Description: Several well-dressed men stand near uniformed men outside a railroad car. Two young boys are in the foreground looking back at the photographer. Original c...
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Cyrus McCormick, Jr. and General Scott in Russia

Date: 07 1917
Description: Cyrus McCormick, Jr. and General Scott standing at a Russian railroad station.
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Train Station at Vyatka, Russia

Date: 07 12 1917
Description: Crowd at a train station in Vyatka, Russia. Smoke in the background is coming from a burning railway ice-house.
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Senator Root Addressing Russian Soldiers at Perm

Date: 1917
Description: Senator Elihu Root addressing Russian soldiers at Perm. Root is standing near the Imperial train that carried members of the Root Commission.
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Cyrus McCormick, Jr. in Russia

Date: 07 1917
Description: Admiral Glennon (left), Cyrus McCormick, Jr. (center) and "Gorbatenka" standing near a train in Russia.
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Chinese Customs Officials Seizing Opium

Date: 07 1917
Description: Uniformed men gathered around a train car somewhere along the Trans-Siberian railway in China. Original caption reads: "Chinese custom officials confiscati...
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Senator Root Addressing Russian Soldiers at Perm

Date: 1917
Description: Senator Elihu Root addressing Russian soldiers at Perm. Root is standing near the Imperial train that carried members of the Root Commission.
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People on Trans-Siberian Train Platform

Date: 1917
Description: Men and women wait on and near box cars at a train platform in Russia. The original caption reads: "cheapest traveling on the Trans-Siberian Ry. [Railway]....
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Man, Woman and Girl on Russian Train Platform

Date: 1917
Description: A bearded man wearing a hat and boots is standing near a passenger train. On the left is a woman with a young girl looking on. The original caption reads: ...
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"Buryat Prince" on Platform near Imperial Train

Date: 1917
Description: A man wearing a long coat belted at the waist, and a cap, is standing on a platform. The original caption identifies the man as a "Buryat prince." In the b...
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Root Commission Members with Imperial Train at Harbin

Date: 1917
Description: Men standing at a train station in Harbin, Russia (now China). Original caption identifies the men as follows: "Dr. Mott, Mr. Moran, Mr. [?] (YMCA Gen'l Se...
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Root Commission Members Seated for Meal

Date: 06 1917
Description: Root Commission members seated at a long table in a dining car of the Imperial train of the Ex-Czar Nicholas.
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Chinese Customs Officials Searching for Opium

Date: 07 1917
Description: Uniformed men gathered around a train car somewhere along the Trans-Siberian railway in China. Original caption reads: "Chinese customs officials searching...
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Crowd Near Train Station at Irkutsk, Russia

Date: 1917
Description: Soldiers and civilians on a street near the train station at Irkutsk, Russia. Original caption reads: "station scene at Irkutsk."
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Russian Officials in Manchuria

Date: 07 1917
Description: Men standing near a building, probably at a train station, in Manchuria. There are a number of large baskets on wheels sitting outside of a door of the bui...

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