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Hell Gate Bridge
Hell Gate Bridge, New York, designed by Gustav Lindenthal (1850-1935) and opened in March, 1917.
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Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames
Tecumseh leads his Native American warriors into battle for the last time at the Battle of the Thames (5 October 1813). Reproduction of a watercolor by Charles William Jefferys, published in The Story of Tecumseh by N. Gurd, 1912.
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Death of Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames
Tecumseh's death at the Battle of the Thames (5 October 1813), lithograph by N. Currier, 1846.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Battle of the Thames
Battle of the Thames (5 October 1813), specifically showing the moment of Tecumseh's death, lithograph by William Emmons, 1833.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Folio from Nurse's Qur'an (Mushaf al-Hadina)
Two pages from a Qur'anc commissioned by a nursemaid to a North African Zirid ruler. It was donated to the Great Mosque of Qairawan. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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18th-century Mughal Miniature Quran
A miniature Qur'an in vellum binding. Mughal Empire, 18th century. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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Folio from The Blue Qur'an
Most likely from North Africa dating from the late 9th to mid 10th-century, the celebrated Blue Qur'an was a luxurious book with pages dyed in indigo, and Kufic calligraphy in gold foil, and silver bookmarks. Consisting of over 600 large...
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Al-Wajiz Commentary Folio
An abridged commentary on the Qur’an from Mamluk Egypt, 1478.
Museum no. MSL/1869/7219, folio 2a. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Talismanic Shirt with Qur'anic Verses
Cotton shirt made of three panels with verses from the Quran in ink and gold paint. 15th-16th-century India. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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Saint Bacchus Fresco
An 11-12th century fresco of Saint Bacchus (d. 4th century). Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian, Mar Musa or Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, Nabk, Syria.
