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The Gettysburg Address 1863
A gouache on paper painting titled The Gettysburg Address 1863 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. President Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, arrives...
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Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837
A gouache on paper painting titled Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. On May 24, 1844 Morse sent the first official long-distance telegraph from...
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The Battle of the Alamo, 1836
A gouache on paper painting titled The Battle of the Alamo, 1836 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna facing the Texian Frontiermen during the siege...
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Woodrow Wilson, 1914
A 1914 photograph of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), the 28th President of the United States who served from 1913 to 1921. (Library of Congress)
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Rømersdal Thor's Hammer
Thor's hammer from Rømersdal, probably silver votive/deposit, photograph by Arnold Mikkelsen, c. 790-1100.
National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.
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Stenkvista Runes
Stenkvista church runes, a runescape carving in granite, photographed by Berig, Södermanland, c. 900-1100 The sculpture is one of many runestones from the end of the Viking Age in Scandinavia and is a memorial dedicated by sons to their...
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Yorkshire Thor's Hammer
Thor's hammer pendant, silver rectangular head section, East Yorkshire, c. 900-1000.
The British Museum, London.
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The Cotton Gin 1793
A gouache on paper painting titled The Cotton Gin 1793 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. Eli Whitney with workers in the fields, his Cotton Gin machine revolutionised cotton processing...
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The Louisiana Purchase 1803
A gouache on paper painting titled The Louisiana Purchase 1803 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. American envoys Robert Livingston and James Monroe negotiate with Francois Barbe-Marbois...
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Excerpta de Virtutibus et Vitiis Detail
A detail of the first folio of the manuscripts of the Excerpta de Virtutibus et Vitiis, stored in Tours, France. It is part of the Constantinian Excerpts, a Byzantine encyclopedia compiled in the 10th century. (Tours Municipal Library)