Soldiers of the Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing, 1900; left-to-right: Britain, United States, Australia, British India, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Japan.

Comments

1. bad-and-buttery

   British requested the heights in order to reflect racial/ethnic supremacy, with each man being slightly shorter than the next.

2. icecoldshake

   Instead of left to right….tallest to shortest

3. secondarycontrol

   Is the US soldier wearing mittens?