Images

A photograph of firemen fighting a blaze during the London Blitz (1940-1). St. Paul's Cathedral can be seen in the background. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of a British policeman helping child evacuees at a London train station during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of British children playing in the village of Castle Combe in Wiltshire having been evacuated during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph showing children being evacuated from the East End of London during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of British evacuated children to the United States reading news of the Second World War back home. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of a group of evacuated children at Stevenage railway station, 1 September 1939. The children are carrying gas masks and wearing identity tags. (Imperial War Museums)

John Paul Jones (1747-1792), a Scottish-born sailor who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), monument in Washington, D.C.

The action between the frigates Bonhomme Richard (commanded by Captain John Paul Jones) and HMS Serapis, during the Battle of Flamborough Head, 1779. Oil on canvas by Richard Paton, 1780. Royal Academy, London.

The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, oil on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, 1617/1618. In it, Francis Xavier preaches to the peoples of Asia and Africa, with the destruction of an idol in the background. Several individuals are being brought...

The USS Alfred of the Continental Navy raises the Grand Union Flag for the first time in December 1775, oil on canvas painting by W. Nowland Van Powell, 1776. U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C.