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Ottoman Sword of State
An Ottoman sword of state, used during inauguration ceremonies for sultans. The sword was refitted in 1876 CE for the planned inauguration of the Ottoman sultan Murad V (r. 1876 CE). The sword is comprised of a 17th Century CE Iranian steel...
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King Mongkut of Siam in State Robes
A photograph of Mongkut (also called Phrachomklao, posthumous name Rama IV) King of Siam (r. 1851 – 1868 CE). This photograph has been taken from a glass negative by John Thomson (1837 - 1921 CE) in 1866 CE and shows King Mongkut in state...
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Separation of the Church and the State
Caricature depicting the separation of the church and the state, published in Le Rire, 1905.
National Library of France, Paris.
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Prunksaal (State Hall), Austrian National Library, Vienna
Prunksaal (State Hall) is the central structure of the old imperial library and part of the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria. It was build between 1721-1723. Located in the hall are marble statues of emperors and the statue of emperor Charles...
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Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State
A detail of a plate commemorating the 1790 Civil Constitution of the Clergy showing a priest swearing allegiance to the French state. The text translates as "I swear to maintain with all my power the Constitution". (Musée Carnavalet, Paris)
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Vienna State Opera, c. 1898
A photograph by Josef Löwy of the Vienna State Opera House, taken around 1898 when the composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was its director.
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State Funeral of Antonín Dvořák
A 1904 photograph of the state funeral procession in Prague of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).
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In Principio Window, State Library of New South Wales
In Principio window, photograph by Sena Bolek, 2025. A stained-glass window on the northern side of the Mitchell Vestibule at the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The In Principio window was designed by Arthur G. Benfield...
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Fort Mose Historic State Park, St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Fort Mose Historic State Park: St. Augustine, Florida, USA: The clump of trees is where the remains of the fort are located. Fort Mose, the first Free Black Community in North America, was most likely the destination of the rebels under Cato/Jemmy...
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James Monroe as Secretary of State
Portrait of James Monroe as Secretary of State in 1816, the year he was elected president of the US. Oil on canvas portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1816.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.