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Peoples Collection (#4)

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Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': Vietnamese soldiers in front of a French colonial

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": Vietnamese soldiers in front of a French colonial building
3562536 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": Vietnamese soldiers in front of a French colonial building, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info)

Background imagePeoples Collection: Francis of Spain (1822-1902) was Duke of Cadiz and King consort of Spain as spouse of Isabella II

Francis of Spain (1822-1902) was Duke of Cadiz and King consort of Spain as spouse of Isabella II of Spain
3575948 Francis of Spain (1822-1902) was Duke of Cadiz and King consort of Spain as spouse of Isabella II of Spain, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Spain 1875 ca)

Background imagePeoples Collection: The meeting of Antony and Cleopatra at Tarsus, Turkey 41 BC, from Hutchinson's History of

The meeting of Antony and Cleopatra at Tarsus, Turkey 41 BC, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915
3588259 The meeting of Antony and Cleopatra at Tarsus, Turkey 41 BC, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915; (add.info.: The meeting of Antony and Cleopatra at Tarsus, Turkey 41 BC)

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': terrace overlooking the Mekong River

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": terrace overlooking the Mekong River
3562524 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": terrace overlooking the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': a baobab tree near two homes

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": a baobab tree near two homes
3562521 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": a baobab tree near two homes by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info)

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': children near two charcoal

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": children near two charcoal
3562520 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": children near two charcoal by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': the beach along the Mekong River

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": the beach along the Mekong River
3562515 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": the beach along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info)

Background imagePeoples Collection: English group photographed in the patio of his villa in China

English group photographed in the patio of his villa in China
3561819 English group photographed in the patio of his villa in China by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: China 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': bridge over the Mekong River

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": bridge over the Mekong River
3562545 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": bridge over the Mekong River by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info)

Background imagePeoples Collection: A map of Spain after the invasion of the Visigoths in the 5th century

A map of Spain after the invasion of the Visigoths in the 5th century
3253072 A map of Spain after the invasion of the Visigoths in the 5th century; (add.info.: A map of Spain after the invasion of the Visigoths in the 5th century)

Background imagePeoples Collection: A surgeon on trial in front of Hammurabi accused of having caused the loss of the eye of a member

A surgeon on trial in front of Hammurabi accused of having caused the loss of the eye of a member of the upper class by
3033778 A surgeon on trial in front of Hammurabi accused of having caused the loss of the eye of a member of the upper class by an unskilful operation, if found guilty his hands would be amputated

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': Vietnamese to work along a canal

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": Vietnamese to work along a canal
3562530 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": Vietnamese to work along a canal, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info)

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': a fishing boat along the Mekong River

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": a fishing boat along the Mekong River
3562531 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": a fishing boat along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': stilts and boats along the Mekong River

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": stilts and boats along the Mekong River
3562528 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": stilts and boats along the Mekong River by Unknown photographer

Background imagePeoples Collection: Album 'Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur': boat on the Mekong River

Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": boat on the Mekong River
3562523 Album "Cochinchine - Vues de l Interieur": boat on the Mekong River by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cochinchine (today region of Mekong Delta and South-East)

Background imagePeoples Collection: The Battle of Coronea aka the First Battle of Coronea fought in 447 BC during the First

The Battle of Coronea aka the First Battle of Coronea fought in 447 BC during the First Peloponnesian War between
3039804 The Battle of Coronea aka the First Battle of Coronea fought in 447 BC during the First Peloponnesian War between the Athenian-led Delian League and the Boeotian League

Background imagePeoples Collection: Mursi warriors

Mursi warriors
Giuseppe DAmico

Background imagePeoples Collection: Waiting for your time

Waiting for your time
Igor Kopcev

Background imagePeoples Collection: Degar tribal Central Highlands of Vietnam

Degar tribal Central Highlands of Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Degar tribal group, or Montagnard, which is an umbrella term for the various indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Background imagePeoples Collection: Ancient Germanic warrior with heads of his victims

Ancient Germanic warrior with heads of his victims
Ancient Germanic warrior on horseback, in short cape and pants, with severed heads of his victims impaled on his lance and hanging from his waist

Background imagePeoples Collection: Ancient Germanic warriors

Ancient Germanic warriors. They are naked except for animal skins with heads and antlers, and carry lances, clubs and wood and wicker shields. After Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua

Background imagePeoples Collection: Map of Palestine, circa 1800

Map of Palestine, circa 1800. From Gaza and Ashkelon in the south to Tyre and Sidon (Lebanon) in the north. La Palestina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes

Background imagePeoples Collection: Uniforms of the Portuguese Infantry, 1800s

Uniforms of the Portuguese Infantry, 1800s
Uniforms of the Portuguese Army, 1800s. Officer 1, infantry officer 2, Lisbon police guards 3, and armed peasant from the Algarve 4. Portuguese soldiers in French Dragoon and Guards uniforms in rear

Background imagePeoples Collection: Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews

Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews. Harp, lyres, flute, psaltery, organ, horn, panpipes, bagpipes, drum, trumpet, bell, sistrum, triangle, rattle, etc. Strumenti musicali

Background imagePeoples Collection: Ancient Greek method of mounting and riding a horse

Ancient Greek method of mounting and riding a horse bareback. A cavalry man mounts a horse by holding lance and bridle in his right hand

Background imagePeoples Collection: Ancient Germanic deities, Svetovid and Triglav

Ancient Germanic deities, Svetovid and Triglav
Ancient Germanic deities. Svetovid, Slavic war god with four heads worshipped by the Rugians, and Triglav, three-headed Slavic god, worshipped by the Vandals. Suantovito, Trigla

Background imagePeoples Collection: Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen

Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen, monumental Roman column erected in Lutetia (Paris) in honour of Jupiter by the guild of boatmen in the 1st century AD

Background imagePeoples Collection: Plan and elevations of the Arch of Constantine, Rome

Plan and elevations of the Arch of Constantine, Rome, a triumphal arch built to commemorate Emperor Constantine Is victory over Maxentius. Arco di Costantino

Background imagePeoples Collection: Map of Italy in 1836 by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi

Map of Italy in 1836 by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi
Map of Italy in 1836. Showing the kingdoms of Sardinia, Lombardy, Venice, Rome, Tuscany, Parma, Naples and Corsica. Map by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi, Florence. l Italia dell Ab. B. Borghi, Firenze 1836

Background imagePeoples Collection: Brahmin Rajput warriors, Rawat warrior caste

Brahmin Rajput warriors, Rawat warrior caste
Indian warriors: Brahmin Rajput warriors in white robes at left, Rahut or Rawat mountain warrior caste in distance, and Bahelia or B Halya soldier at right

Background imagePeoples Collection: Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen Boudica

Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen Boudica
Ancient Briton with spear and shield, naked Caledonians with woad tattoos, and Queen Boudica with wooden chariot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imagePeoples Collection: Dance of the Powhatan Native Americans of

Dance of the Powhatan Native Americans of Carolina within a circle of totem poles. (Based on Captain Whites drawing of the Algonquian dance in Virginia.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A

Background imagePeoples Collection: Ornaments and weapons of the Island Carib or Kalinago people

Ornaments and weapons of the Island Carib or Kalinago people
Ornaments of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies, including necklace, headdress, earrings, and weapons, bow, arrow and knife

Background imagePeoples Collection: Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people

Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. The wear loincloths, armlets, garters, tattoos and nose piercings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imagePeoples Collection: District of Adum in the town of Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti

District of Adum in the town of Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti (Ghana), early 19th century. Woman selling goods, weaving fabric on a loom, tending a stall

Background imagePeoples Collection: The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia

The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Background imagePeoples Collection: The Strongest

The Strongest.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Background imagePeoples Collection: Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh-Soviet officer and author

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh-Soviet officer and author
Baurzhan Momyshuly (Momish-Uly) (1910-1982) - a Kazakh-Soviet military officer and author. As an author he wrote several books - military prose, stories and novels for adults and children

Background imagePeoples Collection: Savoia Marchetti S-55 Flying Boat

Savoia Marchetti S-55 Flying Boat Arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after a Trans-Atlantic Flight from Orbetello, Italy. General Balbo, Italian Air Minister

Background imagePeoples Collection: Air Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding (Left) with Group Captain ?

Air Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding (Left) with Group Captain ?
Air Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding (Left) with Group Captain Douglas Bader at the First Peacetime Battle-Of-Britain Anniversary Flypast over London

Background imagePeoples Collection: Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors

Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors. The Hadendoa is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to 1890s

Background imagePeoples Collection: Sudan, Africa - Shilluk Mother and her four daughters

Sudan, Africa - Shilluk Mother and her four daughters. Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePeoples Collection: Sami Family, Norway

Sami Family, Norway. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePeoples Collection: Picture No. 10854233

Picture No. 10854233
Papua New Guinea - Huli woman breast feeding child & piglet Date:

Background imagePeoples Collection: Christopher Columbus presents his discoveries from the New World

Christopher Columbus presents his discoveries from the New World
3785290 Christopher Columbus presents his discoveries from the New World; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus presents his discoveries from the New World)

Background imagePeoples Collection: Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus
3785302 Christopher Columbus; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus - Apotheosis as discoverer of America (German: Apotheose als Entdecker von Amerika'). Pictured with coat of arms to left

Background imagePeoples Collection: Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World, 1492

Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World, 1492
3785288 Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World, 1492; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World, 1492. Published 1887)

Background imagePeoples Collection: De Brazzas exploration in the French Congo

De Brazzas exploration in the French Congo
3785294 De Brazzas exploration in the French Congo; (add.info.: De Brazzas exploration in the French Congo, 1875- 1886. Showing Congolese youths carrying de Brazza in a stretcher. Published in 1891)




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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.