Peoples Collection (page 2)

Roman legionaries in armour building fortifications. One cuts wood with an axe, other bring lime in baskets, stones and timbers. From Trajans Column. Fortificazioni

Moses and the tablets of the Law, illustration from L Ancien Testament
REV326539 Moses and the tablets of the Law, illustration from L Ancien Testament, published by Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber, Esslingen (colour engraving) by German School

Naba Leba, Queen of Solor, and a Malay girl from Timor. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy

Ancient depictions of Tamerlane or Timur, Turco-Mongol conqueror. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Carpet tapestry and Runic inscriptions of the Vikings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by P. Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Wedding of Edward and Eleonor of Castile, 1254
Wedding of 14-year-old Prince Edward (later King Edward I of England) and 11-year-old Eleonor of Castile at the monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos, 1254

Natives of the island of Formosa (Taiwan), depicted as headhunters and cannibals, 1820s. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

View of the Island of Saint Helena, early 19th century, taken from a recent English map. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after an illustration by Beaugean from Giulio Ferrarios

Dahomeyan Amazons (b / w photo)
5990420 Dahomeyan Amazons (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahomeyan Amazons. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Map / N America / Canada
The east coast of North America from New York to Newfoundland, showing habitats of Eskimaux, native American peoples, and the French colonies of Acadie, etc

Ww1 Senegambia Soldiers
Two African soldiers of the Monde and Wolof peoples of Senegambia, serving with the French army during World War One

Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish and Belarusian composer (colour litho)
6029626 Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish and Belarusian composer (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish and Belarusian composer)

The bridal robe of a Daimyo or Daimio's daughter in the 19th century, c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033746 The bridal robe of a Daimyo or Daimio's daughter in the 19th century, c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chinese Pagoda
3567225 Chinese Pagoda by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: China 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building
3562534 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": huts and piles along the Mekong River
3562518 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": huts and piles along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

English group posing
3561817 English group posing by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: China 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building
3562537 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": boats, huts and homes along the Mekong River
3562522 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": boats, huts and homes along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": huts among the palm trees
3562517 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": huts among the palm trees by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Album "Visit to Hong Kong of his royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh - 1869": home of the British government
3570732 Album "Visit to Hong Kong of his royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh - 1869": home of the British government; (add.info.: Hong Kong, China 1869 Photographer: Thomson)

Album "Visit to Hong Kong of his royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh - 1869"
3570730 Album "Visit to Hong Kong of his royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh - 1869": lanterns for lighting in the Queen's Road in Hong Kong; (add.info.: Hong Kong)

Monument at Camillo Benso, count of Cavour, in Turin
3558288 Monument at Camillo Benso, count of Cavour, in Turin by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Dupre, Giovanni Date of Artwork: 1872 Location: Turin Photographer: Alinari)

Monumento to Amedeo VI of Savoia, called the green count, by Pelagio Palagi in Turin
3558286 Monumento to Amedeo VI of Savoia, called the green count, by Pelagio Palagi in Turin by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Palagi)

The court of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, 1st century Bc.from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub. 1915
3714073 The court of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, 1st century Bc.from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub. 1915; Private Collection; (add.info.: The court of Mark Antony and Cleopatra)

A member of the Carib tribe of Dutch Guyana, south America in the 19th century
3252971 A member of the Carib tribe of Dutch Guyana, south America in the 19th century; (add.info.: A member of the Carib tribe of Dutch Guyana, south America in the 19th century)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": a Vietnamese family near their home
3562529 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": a Vietnamese family near their home, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info)

Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Park, London, England in the 19th century
3083188 Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Park, London, England in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

Sioux Warriors in battle. Dakota, North American Plains Indians. Painting on unbleached muslin c1890
531377 Sioux Warriors in battle. Dakota, North American Plains Indians. Painting on unbleached muslin c1890. Field Museum Chicago; Universal History Archive/UIG

A soldier in uniform portrayed opposite to a decorated entrance door of a munumental building in am Indian city
3568655 A soldier in uniform portrayed opposite to a decorated entrance door of a munumental building in am Indian city, 1960 (print on double-weight paper) by Unknown photographer

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": the Mekong River
3562542 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": the Mekong River by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building
3562533 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": boats, huts and piles along the Mekong River
3562519 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": boats, huts and piles along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

Half-length portrait of an actor in the role of Henry VIII
3562443 Half-length portrait of an actor in the role of Henry VIII by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1880-1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of a woman with a child on a rocking horse
3561812 Portrait of a woman with a child on a rocking horse by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: China 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Outside of an English manor house in colonial style in China
3561818 Outside of an English manor house in colonial style in China by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: China 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

Portrait of a Chinese family
3561814 Portrait of a Chinese family by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: China 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Statue of Napoleon Bonaparte sculpted by Luigi and Francesco Righetti, from Antonio Canova's model
3559846 Statue of Napoleon Bonaparte sculpted by Luigi and Francesco Righetti, from Antonio Canova's model. The work is found in the courtyard of the Brera Palace in Milan.; (add.info.: Artist)

Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033729 Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widows of a recently deceased man would cut off their hair)

Encounter with Karipuna or Caripuna Indians, Brazil
6317657 Encounter with Karipuna or Caripuna Indians, Brazil; (add.info.: Encounter with Karipuna or Caripuna Indians in the southern Amazon, Brazil in the mid-1800's)

Basseterre, Saint Cristopher, Island of the Lesser Antilles, territory of the Great Britain until 1983
3563207 Basseterre, Saint Cristopher, Island of the Lesser Antilles, territory of the Great Britain until 1983 by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Saint Cristopher, Basseterre)

A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century
3252969 A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century; (add.info.: A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century)

Album "Visit to Hong Kong of his royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh - 1869"
3570731 Album "Visit to Hong Kong of his royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh - 1869": lanterns for lighting in the Chinese Street in Hong Kong; (add.info.: Hong Kong)

The escape of Antony and Cleopatra to Egypt after the Battle of Actium in 31 BC
3588273 The escape of Antony and Cleopatra to Egypt after the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations

Samoyed travelling on sleigh pulled by reindeer. Late 16th or early 17th century (Dutch woodcut)
542296 Samoyed travelling on sleigh pulled by reindeer. Late 16th or early 17th century (Dutch woodcut); (add.info.: In background stands a group of religious idols)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building
3562538 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": French colonial building by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": buildings and boats along the Mekong River
3562527 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": buildings and boats along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

English group photographed in front of the entrance to his villa in China
3561816 English group photographed in front of the entrance to his villa in China by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: China 1890-1900 Photographer)

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"Peoples: A Tapestry of History and Culture" Step into the vibrant world of peoples, where history unfolds through captivating images and artifacts. From Chairman Mao's iconic Cultural Revolution Poster in China to the British Empire's 19th-century world map, each hint offers a glimpse into diverse societies that have shaped our global narrative. Picture No. 10766707 takes us back to an era when postcards were used as tools for social change, like the one promoting the Budget League. It reminds us of how people united for common causes even in challenging times. The Shield of Achilles, renowned from Greek mythology, symbolizes strength and valor exhibited by individuals throughout history. Its mention here hints at epic battles fought by heroes like Hector. P. D. S. A. AMBULANCE signifies humanity's unwavering commitment to saving lives during emergencies—a testament to compassion transcending borders and cultures. Traveling further back in time, we encounter a Liberal Election Campaign Card from 1909—an artifact showcasing political engagement among citizens striving for progress within their society. The Afghan People of 1848 remind us that every nation has its own unique story—rich with struggles and triumphs—that contribute to our collective tapestry. Pueblo Pots represent indigenous artistry passed down through generations—a celebration of cultural heritage preserved amidst changing times. Spanish Invading Mexico evokes historical encounters between civilizations—the mingling of traditions leading to new narratives emerging on both sides. In Picture No. 10780619, Mao Zedong greeting South Yemen leader highlights international diplomacy bridging gaps between nations—showcasing unity beyond geographical boundaries. These hints weave together tales from different corners of the globe—each representing distinct peoples who have left indelible imprints on our shared human experience. As we explore these snapshots from history, let us celebrate diversity while embracing our interconnectedness as one global community.