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John André
Major John André (1750-1780) was a British military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). He is best known for negotiating with the American turncoat Benedict Arnold, who offered to hand over the stronghold of...
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Scripture, Faith, the Sacraments, and the Holy Spirit in Calvin’s Institutes
The Protestant Reformation was a period of religious history marked by a great defining, debating, and divergence on what it meant to be an orthodox, faithful Christian. To this end, many theologians offered their own explanations of the...
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Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). He was considered one of the finest Patriot military officers during the early years of the conflict but defected to the...
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Sitting Bull and Family 1881/1882
Sioux Chief and Holy Man Siting Bull and Family, Fort Randall, 1882 Rear (left to right) Good-Feather-Woman (sister), Walks-Looking (daughter); front (left to right) Her-Holy-Door (mother), Sitting Bull, Many-Horses (daughter) with her son...
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Chiricahua-Apache Medicine Man in Traditional Wickiup with Family, 1883
A Chiricahua-Apache medicine man in the traditional Apache dwelling of a wickiup with his family in 1883. The Chiricahua are one of the six bands of the Apache nation. Photograph by A. Frank Randall. Denver Public Library Special Collections...
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US & British Link-up, Tunisia, 1943
A photograph taken in April 1943 showing the first soldiers to meet from the British Eighth Army (Lance Sergeant Brown) and the 1st US Armored Division (Sergeant A. Randall) as both armies linked-up to attack the remaining Axis armies in...
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Sojourner Truth
Abolitionist and Civil Rights Activist Sojourner Truth, photograph by Randall Studio, 1864, printed c. 1870.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Sioux War Chief Gall (Eastman's Biography)
Gall (Phizi, l. c. 1840-1894) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux war chief best known for his participation in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. He was a close associate of Red Cloud (l. 1822-1909), Sitting Bull (l. c. 1837-1890), and...
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (10 May 1775) was a military operation that occurred early in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). A small colonial expedition jointly led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen surprised the British garrison...
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Mikvah, Qumran
Mikvah at Qumran, where the Essenes cleansed themselves for religious purity.
