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Slave Shackle, 1811, New Orleans, USA
Slave shackle, found on Baronne Street in New Orleans.
1811 Kid Ory Historic House, LaPlace, Louisiana.
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Aqueduct, Agora of New Smyrna
The present structures in New Smyrna's agora date from after 178 CE when an earthquake destroyed the earlier agora. This was not mainly a commercial agora, but rather functioned for stately matters. This lower level had many different functions...
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Te Waimate Mission, New Zealand
Three houses of similar design were originally constructed at the Te Waimate Mission in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. This is the only house still standing on the site and it was built in 1832 CE. This photo was taken in November 2019.
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New Zealand Troops, Gallipoli
A November 1915 photograph of New Zealand troops, members of the ANZAC, about to land during the failed Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-6 in the Dardanelles during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Te Waimate Mission, New Zealand
Three houses of similar design were originally constructed at the Te Waimate Mission in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. This is the only house still standing on the site and it was built in 1832 CE. The photo is a close-up view of the low-pitched...
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Death of Pakenham at New Orleans
Death of British Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Pakenham (1778-1815) at the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815). Artwork by F. O. C. Darley, engraved by W. Ridgway, 1860.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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New Testament
Altar in the Collegiate church, Monastery Endowment of the Holy Grave, Heiligengrabe, Brandenburg, Germany.
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St. John's Church, Waimate North, New Zealand
St. John’s Church is a part of the Te Waimate mission and is a stunning example of Gothic Revival architecture. It was built in 1871 as a replacement for the 1839 chapel.
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The Iberian Conquest of the Americas
European explorers began to probe the Western Hemisphere in the early 1500s, and they found to their utter amazement not only a huge landmass but also a world filled with several diverse and populous indigenous cultures. Among their most...
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Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr (1756-1836) was an American politician and lawyer, who served as the third vice president of the United States (1801-1805). His reputation as a US Founding Father was marred by his killing of political rival Alexander Hamilton...
