Russia, Imperial. A Rare Photograph Of 1885 Ceremony With Tsar Alexander III United Republic of the recruits were orga­nized into

the recruits were orga­nized into groups of one hun­dred

(Médaille pour Mérite)

with the Kensington Battalion assaulting the enemy's trenches

51st Infantry Regiment of the Line Good Conduct Certificate (named to Grenadier Michel Bonastre

Mercantile Marine War Medal (in bronze

Russia, Imperial. A Rare Photograph Of 1885 Ceremony With Tsar Alexander III United Republic of the recruits were orga­nized intoBlack and white photograph, faded to a sepia toned look, obverse illustrating an official Russian Orthodox ceremony taking place in front of a large tent involving Tsar Alexander III, with numerous individuals in military attire, along with others in flowing robes throughout the panorama, the campus decorated with various flags and pennants, a large banner with the crowned cypher of the Tsar emblazoned upon it behind the tent, with a flag flying from