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Cross Coin of Harald Bluetooth
A silver cross coin from the later part of Harald Bluetooth's reign, produced c. 940-985 CE. Such coins were part of nationwide currency introduced by Harald, and prominently bore the cross which was emblematic of his conversion to Christianity...
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Diagram of the Brooks Slave Ship
A diagram of the Brooks (or Brookes), a British slave ship launched in 1781 CE. This ship carried enslaved African people on a brutal journey across the Atlantic during the 18th Century CE. Diagram created in 1787 CE, depicting the inhumane...
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Colonial American Loom, Mount Vernon
A spinning room containing a loom, from the colonial American Mount Vernon Estate.
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Colonial Blacksmith Shop, Mount Vernon
A blacksmith shop on the colonial American Mount Vernon estate.
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Colonial Slave Quarters, Mount Vernon
Interior of the slave quarters on the colonial American Mount Vernon estate.
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Slave Cabin, Mount Vernon
A slave cabin on George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, which has been maintained as a historic site.
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Slave Cabin Interior, Mount Vernon
A slave cabin on George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, which has been maintained as a historic site.
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Massachusetts Two Shilling Bill, 1741 CE
A bill worth two shillings, or a "2s", from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Collection of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Pine Tree Shilling
The silver "pine tree" shilling minted in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by John Hull in 1652.
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Five Shillings from Colonial Delaware
A Delaware bill worth five shillings. The bottom caption reads: "To Counterfeit is Death". Minted in Delaware by James Adam (1724-1792 CE) under the authority of George III of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1760–1820 CE). Collection of the...
