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War Chief Roman Nose of the Cheyenne at the Battle of Beecher Island
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War Chief Roman Nose of the Cheyenne at the Battle of Beecher Island

The defiance of Roman Nose, photographic reproduction of an illustration by R. F. Zagbaum from Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. 91, #541 June, 1895, p. 53., depicting the Northern Cheyenne...
Beecher Island Monument
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Beecher Island Monument

Monument erected in 1905 to commemorate the Battle of Beecher Island of 1868 known to the Cheyenne as "The Fight Where Roman Nose Was Killed." The image is incorrectly dated to 1899. A wooden monument was erected at the...
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, 1919
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Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, 1919

Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, Penobscot County, Maine, USA. Illustration from What to see in America by Clifton Johnson, 1919.
La Amistad off Long Island, New York, 1839
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La Amistad off Long Island, New York, 1839

The sailing vessel La Amistad off Culloden Point, Long Island, New York, on 26 August 1839; on the left is the brig Washington of the US Navy - the ship that towed La Amistad to Connecticut. Watercolor by...
Traditional Pacific Island Tattoo Tools
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Traditional Pacific Island Tattoo Tools

Instruments for traditional Pacific Island tattoos: hāhau (tapping stick) made of ulei wood, moli (tattoo tool) made of wood and bone, and apu paʻu (ink bowl), made of jade. Date unknown.
King Philip's Death Site - Bristol, Rhode Island - Travels With Phil
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King Philip's Death Site - Bristol, Rhode Island - Travels With Phil

King Philip's Death Site - Bristol, Rhode Island - Metacomet was also known as King Philip. He was a leader of the Wampanoag tribe. After some peaceful co-existence with the Pilgrims...
Oheka Castle, Huntington, Long Island, NY, USA
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Oheka Castle, Huntington, Long Island, NY, USA

Oheka Castle, Huntington, Long Island, NY, USA. Now a luxury hotel, it was once the home of industrialist Otto Herman Khan (l. 1867-1934) and was built between 1914-1919. It has been featured in famous...
The Seashore, Martinique Island by Gauguin
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The Seashore, Martinique Island by Gauguin

An 1887 oil on canvas, The Seashore, Martinique Island, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. A work that shows the artist's shift towards a bold and vivd palette of pure colours...
Governor Endicott Landing on Block Island
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Governor Endicott Landing on Block Island

Wood engraving depicting Governor Endicott (l. c. 1600-1665 CE) landing on Block Island, by Alfred R. Waud and A. V. S. Anthony, 1876-1881 CE. New York Public Library, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of...
Lars Porsenna
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Lars Porsenna

Lars Porsenna was the semi-legendary Etruscan king of Chiusi who famously attacked and probably occupied Rome c. 508 BCE when the city had just exiled its last king and was moving towards becoming a republic. His extravagant tomb...
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