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West Point and the Highlands, colour engraving by Samuel Valentine Hunt, 1869. Depicted here is a view from the heights of the west bank of the Hudson River, looking northward along the valley. The United States Military Academy, also commonly...

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, lithographic print by Kurz & Allison, c. 1891. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was an American Civil War engagement in the Atlanta Campaign, fought 27 June 1864, in which Union forces were repulsed by staunch...

The history and culture of the Native Peoples of North America are often overlooked as they have been largely eclipsed by the history of the European settlers who colonized the region beginning in the 17th century. The original inhabitants...

The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a nationwide conflict in the United States sparked by the secession of eleven Southern states following Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860. The Confederacy, founded on the preservation of slavery, clashed...

Catlinite inlaid pipebowl with two faces of the Sisseton Sioux, early 19th century. Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund.

A gouache on paper painting titled The Constitution 1787 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. The United States Constitution: "We The People of the United States..." This scene brings...

A gouache on paper painting titled The Declaration of Independence 1776 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Philip Livingston, John Adams, George Washington...

A photograph showing Sherman tanks belonging to a French armoured unit after landing at Utah Beach in August 1944 during the Normandy Landings of WWII. (Imperial War Museums)

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 1, photograph by George N. Barnard, 1864. Depicted here are Confederate earthworks from the siege of Atlanta, part of the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War, in which Confederate forces...

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia, No. 2, photograph by George N. Barnard, c. 1865. Depicted here are Confederate earthworks from the siege of Atlanta, part of the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War, in which Confederate forces...