Images

This map illustrates the Silk Road in the late 8th century, a vast network connecting Tang China, Central Asia, the Islamic world, and Europe. More than just a silk route, it enabled the exchange of luxury goods, technologies, and religions...

Still from the American film Huckleberry Finn (1920) with Katherine Griffith, Lewis Sargent, and Edythe Chapman, illustration from page 64 of the Exhibitors Herald, 10 April 1920.

Olivia Langdon (1845-1904), wife of Mark Twain, photographed in 1869. The Bancroft Library, Berkeley, California.

Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) left, part of the Brady-Handy photograph collection, photographed on 7 Feb 1871. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Mark Twain (1835-1910), photograph by A. F. Bradley, 20 May 1907. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Abandoned stone house and surrounding landscape of the Hopi village of Oraibi, in northern Arizona, USA. Photograph by Promking, 2010.

Traditional Hopi Village of Walpi, Arizona, USA. Photograph by Ansel Adams, 1941. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Hopi Youth Dancers at Archaeology Discovery Days 2017 at V Bar V Heritage Site. Archaeology Discovery Days at V Bar V Heritage Site is an annual event held during Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. The outdoor event features...

The Five Pillars of Islam, established during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (c. 570–632 CE), form the foundational framework of Islamic faith and practice. They comprise Shahada (faith), Salah (prayer), Zakat (charity), Sawm (fasting...

Hastobíga, a Navajo Hataałii ("medicine man"), photograph by Edward S. Curtis, 1904. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Washington, D.C.