Images

A 1918 photograph showing a British soldier at a sentry post in a front line trench during the First World War (1914-18). The solider has a periscope to safely look over no man's land. (Imperial War Museums)

An aerial view of trenches on the Western Front in 1916 during the First World War (1914-18). The upper line shows British trenches and the lower line German ones. Location: east of Picantin and Tilleloy. Imperial War Museums, London.

Aztec temple of Huitzilopochtli, book illustration by unknown artist, included in the Codex Tovar by Juan de Tovar, p. 244, 1582. John Carter Brown Library, Providence.

A charm of hummingbirds, book illustration by unknown artist, included in Bernardino de Sahagún's Florentine Codex, "Book XI: Natural Things," p. 53, 1577. Medicea Laurenziana Library, Florence.

Hummingbird drinking nectar, book illustration by unknown artist, included in Bernardino de Sahagún's Florentine Codex, "Book XI: Natural Things," p. 54, 1577. Medicea Laurenziana Library, Florence.

Aztec god Quetzalcoatl and a hummingbird, book illustration included in the Codex Magliabechiano by unknown artist, p. 61r, c. 1550. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence.

Aztec supreme god Huitzilopochtli with hummingbird-inspired look, book illustration by unknown artist, included in the Codex Tovar by Juan de Tovar, p. 240, 1582. John Carter Brown Library, Providence.

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...

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, lithographic print by E. Rose, from an original work of Thure de Thulstrup, and published by L. Prang & Co., 1886. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was an American Civil War engagement in the Atlanta Campaign...

Portrait of James Birdseye McPherson, photograph by Barr & Young, c. 1862. Depicted here is Major General James B. McPherson (1828-1864), a career officer in the United States Army who rose to lead the Army of the Tennessee. He was felled...