Russia, Imperial. A Russo-Japanese War Period Group Photograph, c. 1904–1910

A large-format mounted studio photograph depicting a group of nine Imperial Russian infantry soldiers wearing khaki gymnastiorka tunics and peaked caps with unit badges, posed with Mosin–Nagant M1891 rifles and bayonets; taken by photographer A.I. Vadimov of Odessa, as indicated by the embossed studio mark at the lower left of the decorative gray mount with gilt border lines and floral corners; typical of the Russo-Japanese War and early pre–First World War period military portraiture, the soldiers arranged in relaxed yet formal fashion with visible details of belts, boots, and tunic insignia; the image printed on early silver-gelatin paper measuring 22.5 cm × 16.5 cm and mounted to its original thick card backing measuring 36 cm × 30 cm, reverse plain; exhibiting light corner wear, minor edge chipping, and gentle age toning consistent with early 20th-century cabinet presentation, otherwise fine and well-preserved condition.