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British Airship R 34
A photograph of the British airship R 34 landing at Long Island, New York on 6 July 1919 having crossed the Atlantic Ocean, the first airship to do so. (Library of Congress)
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John C. Calhoun, 1823
John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, oil on canvas by Charles Bird King, c. 1823.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Hindenburg Zeppelin Tethered
The LZ 129 Hindenburg, a German Zeppelin airship, which carried passengers between Europe and the Americas. The Hindenburg measured a massive 804 feet (245 m) in length with a maximum internal frame diameter of 135 feet...
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Hindenburg Dining Room
The dining room of the Hindenburg, a German Zeppelin airship, which was in service from 1936 to 1937.
German Federal Archives.
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The Hindenburg Disaster
The fire that destroyed the Hindenburg, a German Zeppelin airship, on 6 May 1937. As the airship arrived at the Lakehurst landing ground in New Jersey, it burst into flames for unknown reasons, igniting its hydrogen-filled...
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Map of the Four Khanates of the Mongol Empire, c. 1300
This map illustrates the four major khanates that emerged from the Mongol Empire in the early 14th century, following the fragmentation of the vast domain once ruled by Genghis Khan (circa 1162 to...
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Graf Zeppelin's Gondola
The gondola of the German airship Graf Zeppelin, 1930. LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin first crossed the Atlantic Ocean in October 1928.
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Colossi at the Entrance to Herod's Harbor
As part of Herod the Great's building program, as they stood atop the free-standing edifices at the entrance to Herod's Harbor, Josephus mentions three colossi on the left and three on the right. (Wars, 1.21.6...
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Boundary Marker with an Official Inscription from Chalkidiki
Inscribed stone boundary marker from Chalkidiki, c.350 to 300 BCE. Archaeological Museum of Thessalonika. It is an example of ancient Greek boundary markers, known as horoi, and it contains...
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Emma of Normandy and Cnut - New Minster Liber Vitae
A contemporary illustration of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy donating a cross to the New Minster in Winchester, England. Queen Emma is listed by her English name, Aelfgifu (not to be confused...
