Images

An 1881 illustration showing a scene in the wine cellar from the prologue of the operetta Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880).

Photograph of Chief Black Kettle of the Southern Cheyenne, an advocate for peace between his people and the white settlers in the 19th century.

Photograph of the Northern Cheyenne chiefs Little Coyote (better known as Little Wolf) and Morning Star (better known as Dull Knife) by William Henry Jackson, 1873.

Cheyenne Maiden, photographed by Edward S. Curtis in 1930. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Cheyenne beaded hide dress c. 1920. Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

A Cheyenne Sun Dance Gathering, photo by Henry Chaufty, c. 1909. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the rights of the colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, 23 March 1775, concluding with the above sentiment, which became the war cry...

William Wirt (1772-1834), an American author and politician who served as US attorney general from 1817 until 1829. Wirt was also a historian, most famous for his biography of Patrick Henry, which contained a reconstruction of Henry's "Give...

Abhisarika Nayika, miniature painting, watercolor on paper, 190x115 mm, Kangra School, 1825-1830. Lahore Museum.

Discoidal stones used by Native Americans to play the game of chunkey, found at the Fort Ancient Site in Ohio. Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA.