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Caricature of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev wearing a dark suit and two medals. As a Communist party official and chairman of the Presidium, he dominated the government between 1964 and his death in 1982, implementing his beliefs that military and…

The image of the Winchester Mystery House that predates the San Francisco earthquake that destroyed its tower. The portrait of Sarah Winchester was circa 1872 by Isaiah Taber

A chapter about the construction and architecture of the Winchester Mystery house

AROOSTOOK LEATHERNECK IN KOREA -- Marine Sergeant Roger W. McCully, 21, straps Captain Ted Williams, former Boston Red Sox slugger, into his jet fighter-bomber at a base of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea. Sgt. McCully, a jet aircraft mechanic,…

War uniform image of Civil War, Confederate Captain Henry Wirz.

Capt. James A. Sayles letter to his sweetheart, Florence Lee

The Cantino Planisphere is the earliest known European cartographic representation depicting the Americas. Several details merit note, including the Tordesillas line - which divided control over the Americas between Spain and Portugal.

Women cannery workers in the highly mechanized cannery of the 1930s. Workers take the fruit from the line, fill cans, and then put lids on the cans. Notice that the women wear white caps and uniforms, resembling nursing uniforms – part of the…

Program for the dedication of Campisi and Sanfilippo Halls for women