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Mr. Duncan on Root Commission Passage

Date: 1917
Description: Man identified in original caption as "Mr. Duncan" on board the ship Buffalo as part of the Root Commission's trip to Russia. A goat appears to be l...
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Root Commission Members Aboard the Buffalo

Date: 1917
Description: Root Commission members seated aboard the deck of the Buffalo.
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Root Commission Members in Rail Passenger Car

Date: 06 1917
Description: Group of Root Commission members sitting in "the drawing room car of the Imperial train of Ex-Czar Nicholas." Cyrus McCormick, Jr. is standing at right. Th...
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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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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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Russian Soldiers at Oceanskaya

Date: 1917
Description: Group of uniformed men and boys standing with two men wearing turbans. Original caption reads: "Gen'l Scott, Sihko and group of Russian soldiers at Oceansk...
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Men, Women and Children at Mogzon, Russia

Date: 1917
Description: Group of men, women and children at Mogzon, Russia, along the Trans-Siberian Railway. Original caption reads: "group of peasant women at Mogzon."
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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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Men at Manchurian Train Station

Date: 07 1917
Description: Man dressed in white suit standing outside with uniformed man. Original caption reads: "Russian station master and wealthy peasant at Manchuria."
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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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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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