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Fire on the Yorktown, Midway
The damage inflicted on the US aircraft carrier Yorktown during the Battle of Midway in June 1942 during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45). The Yorktown was ultimately sunk in the battle. Photograph by...
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Japanese Carrier Soryu Taking Evasive Action, Midway
The Imperial Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier Soryu taking evasive action while under attack by US forces. The carrier was destroyed at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 during the Pacific War of the...
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Destroyed Mikuma, Battle of Midway
The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, destroyed at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National...
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Aerial View of Midway Atoll, 1941
The US-held Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, the location of the Battle of Midway in June 1942 during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45), aerial photograph taken in 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph...
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The Bayeux Tapestry in 12 Scenes - Conquest, Propaganda, and the Norman Claim to England, 1066
The Bayeux Tapestry, created in the late 11th century, probably in England for a Norman patron, is one of the most important surviving visual sources for the Norman...
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Liberty Leading the People, 28 July 1830 - Marianne, Symbol of the French Republic
Liberty Leading the People, 28 July 1830, oil on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, September to December 1830. Depicted here in Delacroix's painting is the bare-breasted allegorical...
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Admiral Nimitz
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966), who famously commanded the US Pacific Fleet in the Second World War (1939-45), photographed circa December 1945 to December 1947. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of...
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Bisagra Gate in Toledo
The Bisagra Gate, photograph by Juan Ángel Piqueras, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 24 July 2026. The Bisagra Gate (Spanish: La Puerta de Bisagra), also known as the New Bisagra Gate, is a monumental entrance located...
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Seyahatnâme (Book of Travels)
The first pages of the Seyahatnâme (Book of Travels, a ten-volume travelogue) by Evliya Çelebi (1611-1682-84?), a traveler and explorer of the Ottoman Empire. Topkapı Palace Museum and Süleymaniye Manuscript Library...
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Andrew Johnson's Tailor Shop
The First Sanctum of Our President, photograph by T. M. Schleier, Greeneville, Tennessee, c. 1865. Before he entered political life, ultimately ascending to the seat of the U.S. presidency, Andrew Johnson laboured as...
