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German Lusitania Medal
A 1916 German-made medal commemorating the sinking of RMS Lusitania. The liner was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat torpedo on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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RMS Lusitania at Sea
A photograph of the RMS Lusitania at sea, the liner which was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat torpedo on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Lusitania Army Recruitment Poster
A 1915 recruitment poster showing the RMS Lusitania, the liner which was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat torpedo on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Lusitania Lifebelt
A cork lifebelt from the RMS Lusitania, the liner which was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat torpedo on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Map of the United States on the Eve of Civil War, 1861
In early 1861, the United States entered the most severe constitutional and political crisis in its history. The election of Abraham Lincoln (president 1861–1865) triggered a wave of secessions beginning with South Carolina in December 1860...
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Abolitionist Dr. John Doy
Portrait of abolitionist Dr. John Doy, by Thomas Holman, 1860. The print was published in John Doy's The Narrative of John Doy, of Lawrence, Kansas: "A Plain, Unvarnished Tale."
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The Immortal Ten
A photograph of John Doy and the Immortal Ten, a militant abolitionist group, in Lawrence, Kansas Territory, taken by Amon Gilbert DaLee, 1859. From left to right, the photograph features Major James B. Abbott, Captain Joshua A. Pike, Jacob...
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Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge - Freedom seekers reached Canada over the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.
A hand-colored lithograph of the Niagara Suspension Bridge, showing the Niagara Falls in the background, by Charles Parsons (1821-1910). Freedom Seekers on the Underground Railroad often reached freedom in Canada by crossing this bridge...
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Routes of the Underground Railroad
Routes of the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe havens to help slaves escape, illustration from The underground railroad from slavery to freedom by Wilbur Henry Siebert, 1898.
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, 1945
A June 1945 photograph of the ruined Brandenburg Gate in Berlin after the battle for th at city at the close of the German-Soviet War, the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)
