Entente Powers intervention in Russia during Russian Civil War and World War 1 time frame. Allied forces in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia. Panning views of the Imperial Russian Naval barracks, where eight thousand American soldiers, mostly from the 27th and 31st Infantry Regiments are quartered. Ships in the harbor and views of buildings and mountains in the background.
Czech Army soldiers walk in the compound of their barracks in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during time frame of Russian Civil War and World War 1. Building in the background. They share newspaper accounts regarding U.S. President Wilson's letter supporting Czech and Slovak desires for independence.
View of British Colonel Archibald Jack, of the Royal Engineers, sent to take charge of the British Railway mission working on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Siberia, Russia. (Colonel Jack was builder of the Port Said-Jerusalem Railroad, according to the slate.) Colonel Jack stands outside the Allied headquarters, on Svetlanskaya Street, in Vladivostok, as Chief of Staff Colonel Watts, in uniform of Gordon Highlanders, steps out to join him. A civilian exiting, steps back as Watts exchanges salutes with a white Russian Colonel entering the building. An American officer in campaign hat stands in the crowded doorway, attempting to exit. He ducks out quickly as the others start to pose for the camera. Timeframe is Russian Civil War and World War 1 era.
American soldiers of the 27th Infantry Regiment, standing in a line with their mess gear, in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during the Allied Intervention in Russian Civil War and World War 1. Some are already seated and eating. Some small Russian children are standing with the soldiers. Scene shifts to Colonel Henry D. Styer, Commander of the detachment of 27th Infantry, standing with a staff officer. They summon Captain Beatch, commander of its Machine Gun Company. Some orders are given and the scene shifts to the Machine Gun Company members walking along a dirt road, pulling wheeled caissons carrying machine guns and ammunition.
German prisoner workers prepare to engage in normal activities, in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during the Entente Powers intervention there during World War 1 (and during Russian Civil War). The prisoner workers walk out of large hangar-like structure. An American armed soldier is seen walking past them.
The central railroad station in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during the Allied Intervention there in World War 1, and during Russian Civil War. People are going about their business. Horse-drawn wagons move on the street and people leave and enter the train station. A group of American soldiers stands on the building steps, along with several Czech troops. Next, the American soldiers are no longer seen, and men, women, and children are seen in front of the station building and crossing the street. Scene shifts to a funeral procession making its way along Svetlanskaya street. The coffin is carried in an elaborate carriage pulled by two horses covered in black blankets. What appear to be Russian Orthodox clergy, lead the way. Men in overcoats and Formal Navy-style hats accompany the cortege. A small group of mourners walk behind. A horse-drawn carriage passes the procession. View along the street shows a tram or streetcar or trolley going uphill followed by a solitary automobile. The street scene is dominated by horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians. A parked car is seen. A group of Bolshevik prisoners walk along the street under White Russian guard.