Collection [graphic], ca. 1899-ca. 1934.

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Collection [graphic], ca. 1899-ca. 1934.

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The collection contains photographs, printed items, and manuscript material collected by Lieutenant Warren F. Hockaday of the Russian Railway Service Corps (RRSC). The photographs document the activities of members and leaders of the corps in Russia, Asia, and the South Pacific between 1917 and 1919. Printed material includes a timetable from the Japanese Imperial Railroad (in Japanese), Russian and French phrase books, steam-locomotive engineering manuals, and clippings related to railroading and the Russian Railway Service Corps. The photographs bear witness to the destruction by Czech-Slovaks and Bolsheviks of railroad tracks and equipment in Siberia, as well as atrocities committed by both factions. Other subjects include street scenes and views in Russia, Japan, Manchuria, Mongolia, and Hong Kong. There are also snapshots of members of the corps and other military officers including General Grigori Semenov, General Rudolph Gajda, and General Aleksandr Kolchak. Postcards in the collection include views of Vladivostok and a steam-powered locomotive.

1 document case manuscript and printed material, 2 boxes photographs, 1 OVB graphic.

eng,

fre,

jpn,

rus,

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Semenov, G. L. (Grigoriĭ Lʹvovich)

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Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasiliyevich, 1873-1920

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