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INDIAN TERRITORY. Bird s-eye view of rural buildings along a creek in Indian Territory in the western United States. Photographed between 1890 and 1910

NEW HAMPSHIRE: HOTEL. View of the Profile House hotel and Echo Lake from Eagle Cliff in Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire. Photogrpah, c1900

HAWAII: SUGAR PLANTATION. A sugar plantation in Hawaii, with a shipping port in the distance. Photograph, c1915

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH. Land claimants outside the land office at a town in Oklahoma, late 19th century

ARIZONA: TOMBSTONE, c1909. Panoramic view of Tombstone, Arizona. Photograph, c1909

GERMANY: HEIDELBERG, c1920. View of the city of Heidelberg including Heidelberg Castle. Photograph, c1920

GERMANY: ANDERNACH, c1920. View of the Rhine River and the town of Andernach, Germany. Photograph, c1920

GERMANY: COLOGNE, c1920. Aerial view of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. Photograph, c1920

GERMANY: REMAGEN, c1920. View of the Apollinaris Church and Rhein river in Remagen, Germany. Photography, c1920

WORLD WAR I: MILAN, 1919. Crowd gathers to greet President Wilson in Milan, Italy. Photograph, 1919

DORE: LONDON, 1872. Finish of the Race. Wood engraving after Gustave Dore, from the series London: A Pilgrimage, 1872

ENGLAND: DOVER, 1872. Birds-eye view of a proposed harbor and water station at Dover, Kent, England. Wood engraving, English, 1872

ROME: ST. PETERs SQUARE. View of St. Peters Square and the city of Rome from the dome of St. Peters Basilica. Stereograph, 1901

ITALY: AMALFI COAST, 1903. View of Amalfi, from the Cappucini Convent, Italy

ITALY: CETARA, 1903. The fishing village of Cetara, Salerno, Italy. Stereograph, 1903

SWITZERLAND: TRAIN STATION. The train station at Bern, Switzerland. Photograph, c1907

ALGERIA: STREET PERFORMER. A crowd gathered around a street performer in Algiers, Algeria. Photochrome, c1899

ALGERIA: ALGIERS, c1899. View of Algiers, Algeria from the Notre Dame d Afrique basilica. Photochrome, c1899

ALGERIA: ALGIERS, c1899. View of the Bab el-Oued neighborhood from the Casbah in Algiers, Algeria. Photochrome, c1899

ALGERIA: ALGIERS, c1899. View of Algiers from the suburb of Mustapha, Algeria. Photochrome, c1899

SPAIN: ESCORIAL PALACE. El Escorial Palace, constructed during the reign of Philip II (1527-1598). Painting on copper, 17th century

BETHANY, c1895. View of Bethany, near Jerusalem. Photochrome, c1895

KIDRON VALLEY: CONVENT. The Greek Orthodox convent of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, Mar Saba, overlooking the Kidron Valley, east of Bethlehem. Photochrome, c1895

CUBA: HAVANA, c1900. Bird s-eye view of Havana, Cuba, c1900

DENMARK: COPENHAGEN, c1895. Canal and street scene in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photochrome, c1895

DENMARK: COPENHAGEN, c1915. Street scene in Copenhagen, Denmark, c1915

MYTHOLOGY: POSEIDON. The harbor of Venice, Italy, with Poseidon riding on a dolphin. Woodcut by Jacopo Barbari, 1500

CUBA: CALZADA DEL MONTE. Bird s-eye view of the Calzada del Monte street in Havana, Cuba. Stereograph, c1860

ISTANBUL: BOSPHORUS. Aerial view of the waterfront on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, late 19th century

CAIRO: CEMETERY. A bird s-eye view of a cemetery in the desert, near Cairo, Egypt. Photograph, mid or late 19th century

GREECE: ST. ELIAS MONASTERY. The Greek Orthodox Monsatery of St. Elias, on the peninsula of Mount Athos, Greece. Photograph, c1913

HONG KONG: PEAK TRAMWAY. A Peak Tram making its proceeding up the steep slopes to the Peak on Hong Kong Island, China. In the background is Victoria Harbor and a sparsely developed Kowloon Peninsula

MEXICO: CITY VIEW. View of a Mexican city with a cathedral. Painting by an unknown artist, 18th century

SPAIN: SECOND CARLIST WAR. Sketches of the battleships in the harbor and the city of Cartagena, Spain, during the Second Carlist War. Engraving, American, September 1873

BULGARIA: SOFIA, 1885. View of the palace and main buildings at Sofia, Bulgaria, at the time of the Serbo-Bulgarian War, November 1885. Contemporary American engraving

ISTANBUL: NAVAL ARSENAL. View of the Imperial Naval Arsenal on the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph by Abdullah Freres, c1890

BURMA: SANDA MUNI PAGODA. A bird s-eye view of the Charity or Sandamuni Pagoda surrounded by smaller pagodas in Mandalay, Burma. Photograph, c1890

DENMARK: SEPTEMBER 1807. The British siege and bombardment of Copenhagen, September 1807. Contemporary English watercolor

PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION. Birdseye view of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Illustration, 1901

WORLD WAR I: BEAUMONT. The town of Beaumont destroyed in Battle. On the left is Dead Mans Curve, the location of many casualties, France. Photograph, c1918

WORLD WAR I: SEICHEPREY. The town of Seicheprey destroyed in battle, France. Photograph, c1918

WORLD WAR I: VAUX, C1918. The town of Vaux destroyed in battle, France. Photograph, c1918

WORLD WAR I: ARMISTICE DAY. Parade on New York Citys 5th Avenue to celebrate the signing of the Armistice, New York. Photograph, 1918

WWI: WAR BOND DRIVE, c1918. Trafalgar Square in London, transformed to represent a war-scarred village on the Western Front

WORLD WAR I: CANADA. The 83rd Battalion of Canadian Infantry passing City Hall in Toronto, on their way to be reviewed, during World War I. Photograph, c1916

WWI: TROOPS IN LONDON. Troops from Australia and New Zealand passing through the streets of London during World War I. Photograph, c1916

WORLD WAR I: GREECE. Allied troops arriving at Thessaloniki, Greece, during World War I. Photograph, c1916

WORLD WAR I: COSSACKS. Cossack cavalrymen during World War I. Photograph, c1916

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