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Kentucky Rifle
Image by John Spitzer / The Walters Art Museum

Kentucky Rifle

Long Rifle, also known as a Kentucky Rifle or Pennsylvania Rifle, first used during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) but prominent during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. By John Spitzer, c. 1810. Walters Art Museum...
Roman Feeding Bottle in the Shape of a Swan
Image by The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Roman Feeding Bottle in the Shape of a Swan

Roman earthenware bottle in the shape of a swan, used to feed milk or water to babies and infants, 199 BCE to 500 CE. Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection, Science Museum Group Collection, London.
Roman Marble Plaque Showing a Birth Scene
Image by The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Roman Marble Plaque Showing a Birth Scene

Marble plaque depicting a 'parturition', or birthing scene, excavated in Ostia, Italy, c. 400 BCE to 300 CE. Such scenes eased the fears of expectant mothers by depicting positive birthing images. During this time, midwives were female...
Roman Relief of a Woman Giving Birth
Image by Wellcome Images

Roman Relief of a Woman Giving Birth

Ancient Roman relief carving of a midwife attending a woman giving birth. Wellcome Collection.
Ancient Roman Relief of a Midwife
Image by Wellcome Collection

Ancient Roman Relief of a Midwife

Ancient Roman relief carving of a midwife attending a woman giving birth. Wellcome Collection.
Herodian Tetrarchy in the Levant, c. 5 CE
Image by Simeon Netchev

Herodian Tetrarchy in the Levant, c. 5 CE

A map illustrating the geopolitical situation in the Levant after Herod the Great's death (an ambitious ruler appointed as the King of Judea by the Roman Senate in 37 BCE). The Herodian Tetrarchy, established by Herod the Great's will, divided...
Dresden Memorial, 1962
Image by Richard Peter - Deutsche Fotothek‎

Dresden Memorial, 1962

A 1962 photograph showing a memorial for the tens of thousands of civilian victims of the bomber raid on Dresden in 1945 by the RAF and USAAF during the Second World War (1939-45). (Deutsche Photothek)
B17 Flying Fortresses over Europe
Image by US Air Force

B17 Flying Fortresses over Europe

A photograph of USAAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses flying over Europe during the Second World War (1939-45).
Dresden, February 1945
Image by Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1994-041-07

Dresden, February 1945

A photograph showing the destruction after the bomber raid on Dresden in 1945 by the RAF and USAAF during the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)
Dresden, 1945
Image by Peter Richard - Deutsche Fotothek‎

Dresden, 1945

A photograph showing the destruction after the bomber raid on Dresden in 1945 by the RAF and USAAF during the Second World War (1939-45). (Deutsche Fotothek)
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