Images Dated 21st June 2006

A Hard Case - Vallandigham's Reception from his Friend Jeff, c

AQS257116 A Hard Case - Vallandigham's Reception from his Friend Jeff, c. by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: Clement Laird Vallandigham (1820-71) was an Ohio politician and a leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war, pro-Confederate Democrats during the Civil War; denounced President Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) and tried to convince Ohio and other Northern States to secede from the Union as well if Lincoln refused to reconcile with the Confederacy; here he is shown caught between Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis; the Man Without a Country';); A© Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society ; American, out of copyright

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GOLD LEAF MAKER, 1568. The gold leaf maker hammers gold thin for painters, illuminators

GOLD LEAF MAKER, 1568.
The gold leaf maker hammers gold thin for painters, illuminators and other artists; gold is also ground and rubbed into writing material; it is also woven and sewn into textiles. Poem by Hans Sachs, woodcut by Jost Amman, 1568

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The Battle of Khartoum, 1885 (1900)

The Battle of Khartoum, 1885 (1900). British forces commanded by General Garnet Wolseley were dispatched to the Sudan to relieve General Gordon, besieged at Khartoum. After travelling up the Nile they arrived two days too late to save Gordon

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