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Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Wine Cellar

Wine Cellar, Drinking A Glass Of Wine, Two Men, Wine Barrels, Winery, Storage, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Beverage, Underground, Viticulture, 19th Century Lithography

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Genghis Khan (c. 1158 - 1227)

Genghis Khan (c. 1158 - 1227)
Genghis Khan (c.1158 - 1227), born Temujin, the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: George Wilhelm Steller (1709 - 1746)

George Wilhelm Steller (1709 - 1746)
Stellers Sea - Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas/Rhytina gigas) a sea - cow almost 6 meters long, discovered by George Wilhelm Steller (1709 - 1746) on Behrings second expedition to Kamchatka (1741)

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Soviet space propaganda poster

Soviet space propaganda poster. The Space Race was a 20th century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), for supremacy in spaceflight capability

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Are you a girl with a star-spangled heart? Join the WAC now! Thousands of Army jobs need filling

Are you a girl with a star-spangled heart? Join the WAC now! Thousands of Army jobs need filling! Womens Army Corps for the United States Army recruitment poster

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: French world war two Vichy propaganda poster Remember Oran 1942

French world war two Vichy propaganda poster Remember Oran 1942. Published after Operation Torch. the British-United States invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Long live and great prosper to our Motherland I. Stalin

Long live and great prosper to our Motherland I. Stalin
1949 Russian Communist Propaganda poster: Long live and great prosper to our Motherland I. Stalin by Golub P.S

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: World War Two American Propaganda Poster

World War Two American Propaganda Poster
World War Two American propaganda poster US Army 1942. Together we Win

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Lady Liberty on Telephone, 'Hello! This is Liberty Speaking, Billions of Dollars are Needed

Lady Liberty on Telephone, "Hello! This is Liberty Speaking, Billions of Dollars are Needed and Needed Now"
Lady Liberty on Telephone, " Hello! This is Liberty Speaking, Billions of Dollars are Needed and Needed Now", World War I Poster, by Z.P. Nikolaki, USA, 1918

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Second world war propaganda poster from the Womens Land Army

Second world war propaganda poster from the Womens Land Army. Dated 1941

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Patriotic poster depicting Stalin as the leader of the military

Patriotic poster depicting Stalin as the leader of the military
World war two; soviet Russian, patriotic poster depicting Stalin as the leader of the military

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Soviet space program propaganda poster

Soviet space program propaganda poster, 1959

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Washington

Washington, D.C. January 20, 1961 Newly inaugurated Pesident and Mrs. Kennedy's car at the front right comes up 15th Street past the Treasury Department enroute to the White House

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Skaters Race In Central Park

Skaters Race In Central Park
New York, New York c 1933, Ice skaters starting an informal race in Central Park in New York City

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Crowds at Coney Island

Crowds at Coney Island
New York, New York June 7, 1925, A few of the hundreds of thousands who sought relief from New York City's heat wave by going to Coney Island beach and boardwalk

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Wollman Rink In Central Park

Wollman Rink In Central Park
New York, New York: February, 1957, Ice skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York City

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: New Year's Eve at Times Square

New Year's Eve at Times Square
New York, New York: December 31, 1946, The view from the NY Times Building looking north over Times Square at the New Year's Eve revelers

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: 1949. RCAF postwar married airmen housing at the Rockcliffe Air Force Base in Canada

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: New York

New York, New York October, 1937 Aerial view of Yankee Stadium during the 1937 World Series between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants. Yankees won the Series, 4-1

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Menlo Park

Menlo Park, California 1955 Test pilot Phil Johnson tries out the Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee Flying Platform

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky May 2, 1953 The 79th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The race was won by Dark Star

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Paris

Paris, France, August 29, 1944 United States Army troops march down the Champs-aˆšA¢lysaˆšA?es after passing through the Arc de Triomphe during the liberation of Paris parade

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: United States

United States, c 1947 The Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing, a heavy bomber turbojet prototype, on a test flight

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Vienna

Vienna, Austria 1900 The Votive Church on Maximilian Plaza in Vienna

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Paris

Paris, France February 13, 1934 Some of the general strikers and protesters in Paris gathered at La Place Vendome

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Baghdad

Baghdad, Iraq, 1932 Street scene in the copper bazaar in Baghdad

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Fishing Pier And Casino At Daytona Beach

Fishing Pier And Casino At Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida c 1920, View of the fishing pier and casino on Daytona Beach in Florida

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: San Francisco

San Francisco, California c 1928 Street cars and ferries surround the Ferry Building at the Embarcadero turn aroound

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Boeing Stratocruiser In Flight

Boeing Stratocruiser In Flight
United States: circa 1947, A Boeing Stratocruiser in flight above the clouds

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Bay Bridge Under Construction

Bay Bridge Under Construction
San Francisco, California 1936, The construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge looking towards Oakland with Yerba Buena Island in the middle of the bridge. The bridge is nearly completed

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Market Street In San Francisco

Market Street In San Francisco
San Francisco, California circa 1910, Market Street in San Francisco, with the Call Building at left. Designed by noted local architects James

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Vehicles On Daytona Beach

Vehicles On Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida c 1923, Cars on a busy day at Daytona Beach in Florida

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Street Photography, Imperia, Italy, 2006, Pool

Street Photography, Imperia, Italy, 2006, Pool

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: The Boardwalk In Atlantic City

The Boardwalk In Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey 1935, View of people strolling on the boardwalk on Labor Day in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Street Photography, Island of Marettimo, Italy, 1975, Drying of fishing nets

Street Photography, Island of Marettimo, Italy, 1975, Drying of fishing nets

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Street Photography, Milan, Italy, 2015, Dock

Street Photography, Milan, Italy, 2015, Dock

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Street Photography, Paris, France, 1976, Centre Pompidou

Street Photography, Paris, France, 1976, Centre Pompidou

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
George Washington presiding the Philadelphia Convention. Art by Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952). 1940. Drawn for "The Indian Reporter."

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of

The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War
The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 - July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: The Great Rapprochment

The Great Rapprochment
This poster was used for the promotion of the United States and Great Britain Industrial Exposition in the late 19th century (1899-1900)

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Painting of Joan of Arc in battle

Painting of Joan of Arc in battle. Joan of Arc (c. 1412 - 30 May 1431), nicknamed "The Maid of Orleans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orleans)

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: 30th anniversary stamp (detail). commemorating the death of Vladimir Lenin

30th anniversary stamp (detail). commemorating the death of Vladimir Lenin. The image was inspired by the Serov painting showing Lenin at the meeting of the 2nd All-Russia Congress of Soviets

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (1599 -1658), English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 until his death

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Iraq / Mesopotamia: Tower of Babel by Bruegel the Younger, 17th century

Iraq / Mesopotamia: Tower of Babel by Bruegel the Younger, 17th century
The Tower of Babel, according to the Book of Genesis, was an enormous tower built in the plain of Shinar. According to the biblical account

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: JFK Cuba Blockade

JFK Cuba Blockade
President Kennedy issues Proclamation 3504 interdicting the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba. October 23, 1962. Day 8 of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Abbie Rowe photographer

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Vladimir Lenin delivers a speech on Sverdlov Square at the parade of troops leaving for the Polish

Vladimir Lenin delivers a speech on Sverdlov Square at the parade of troops leaving for the Polish front

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Portugal: Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) Portuguese Explorer and Circumnavigator

Portugal: Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) Portuguese Explorer and Circumnavigator
Ferdinand Magellan c. 1480-April 27, 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He was born at Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, but later obtained Spanish nationality in order to serve King Charles I of Spain in

Background imageHistory Rights Managed Collection: Turkey: The Entry of Mahomet II into Constantinople / The Entry of Fatih Sultan Mehmet into Istanbul

Turkey: The Entry of Mahomet II into Constantinople / The Entry of Fatih Sultan Mehmet into Istanbul
Mehmed II (March 30, 1432 - May 3, 1481) or, in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet; known as Mahomet or Mohammed II in early modern Europe




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