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Priscilla and John Alden Linen texture, color postcard by Smith's Inc., Plymouth, Mass. Date issued: c. 1930-1945 CE Boston Public Library, Print Department The Tichnor Brothers Collection

A mid-17th century portrait print of Colonel John Okey (1606-62), the Parliamentary commander of the dragoons regiment during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Okey was appointed in 1645 and led the dragoons at such important engagements...

A self-portrait of British Major John André (1750-1780), who was executed as a spy during the American Revolutionary War for his role in Benedict Arnold's treason. Picture is currently in the Tower of London, unknown date.

The Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, located in the village of Müstair in Canton Graubünden, Switzerland, is an early medieval Benedictine monastery dating to the late 8th century CE. It became an abbey in 1163 CE and still functions as a...

The chapel of Saint John the Baptist in the White Tower of the Tower of London. The chapel was built in the late 11thc century CE.

A silver penny minted during the reign of King John of England (r. 1199 to 1216 CE)

Colonel John Chivington of the US Volunteers, responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre of November 1864.

A statue of John Hampden in Aylesbury, England. In 1637, Hampden famously challenged the legality of the Ship Money tax levied by Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649). Hampden lost the case but it raised important legal questions regarding...

Interior of the conventual church at the Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland, which was founded as a Benedictine monastery in the late 8th century CE. This part displays splendid Carolingian frescoes.

Australian engineer John Job Crew Bradfield (1867-1943), glass plate negative, 1934. Bradfield was the visionary behind the design and construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. National Library of Australia, Canberra.