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This antique map of Belgium represents the Ourthe department under the First French Empire. It was produced in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire and is part of the Atlas National de France. The map reflects...

The launch of the hull of RMS Lusitania in June 1906 from the John Brown Shipyard on the River Clyde in Scotland. 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...

A 1916 photograph of Alexei (1904-18), son and heir (Tsarevich) of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918).

A 1914 photograph of Grand Duchess Anastasia (1901-18), daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918). (Boasson and Eggler of Saint Petersburg)

A 1914 photograph of Grand Duchess Maria (1899-1918), daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918). (Boasson and Eggler of Saint Petersburg)

A 1914 photograph of Grand Duchess Tatiana (1897-1918), daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918). (Boasson and Eggler of Saint Petersburg)

A 1914 photograph of Grand Duchess Olga (1895-1918), daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918). (Boasson and Eggler of Saint Petersburg)

A 1913 photograph of the Russian royal family. Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) with their four daughters (L to R), Olga (born 1895), Maria (born 1899), Anastasia (born 1901), and Tatiana (born...

Roger B. Taney, Supreme Court Justice who wrote the majority opinion on the Dred Scott Decision, Brady-Handy photograph collection, 1855-65. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Dred and Harriet Scott Statue in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, outside the old courthouse, photo by NPS.