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HMS Dreadnought Bow
The bow of the Royal Navy's HMS Dreadnought battleship, built in 1906 and used in the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Watergate 1972-74
A gouache on paper painting titled Watergate 1972-4 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. In front of the Watergate Hotel president Richard Nixon, Washington Post Reporters...
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Yalta 1945
A gouache on paper painting titled Yalta 1945 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. The Yalta conference, February 1945. The big three: Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt, posing...
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Vietnam War Protests
A gouache on paper painting titled Vietnam War Protests by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. In the Upper-right, scenes from the Vietnam war unfold. A vibrant crowd...
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Malcom X (1925-1965)
A gouache on paper painting titled Malcom X (1925-1965) by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, later "El Haj Malek El Shabaz"...
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Kaiser in North Africa Cartoon
A cover from a 1905 edition of Puck magazine showing a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941). The cartoon is suggesting the German monarch's interest in Morocco in North Africa, epitomised in the Moroccan Crises...
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Grave Decorations for Day of the Dead
Grave decorations for Day of the Dead, photograph by Eneas De Troya, 2009. Depicted here is a cemetary in San Antonio Tecómitl where the grave plots have been richly adorned for Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos...
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Skeleton (Calavera) Playing the Guitar - Vignette for the Feast of the Dead
Female skeleton playing the guitar, type-metal engraving by José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1890-1910. José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican illustrator best known for his satirical...
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Skeletons (Calaveras) Riding Bicycles
Skeletons riding bicycles, type-metal engraving by José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1891. José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican illustrator best known for his satirical depictions of skeletons (calaveras...
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Day of the Dead Altar
Day of the Dead altar, photograph by Eneas De Troya, 2009. Depicted here is a home altar of offerings (ofrenda) assembled for the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a widely observed festival in Mexico in which celebrants...
