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  2. List of photographs considered the most important - Wikipedia

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    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement . [ s 3] Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal. 7 July 1865. Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C., United States. [ s 1] Portrait of Sir John Herschel.

  3. List of photographs of Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia

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    There are 130 known photographs of Abraham Lincoln . Lincoln's features were the despair of every artist who undertook his portrait. The writer saw nearly a dozen, one after another, soon after the first nomination to the presidency, attempt the task. They put into their pictures the large rugged features, and strong prominent lines; they made ...

  4. History of photography - Wikipedia

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    View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph. [1] Original (left) and colorized reoriented enhancement (right). The history of photography began with the discovery of two critical principles: The first is camera obscura image projection, the second is the discovery that some substances ...

  5. 100 Photographs that Changed the World - Wikipedia

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    Gallery. Some of the photos are depicted below. Bloody Saturday – Battle of Shanghai. Cavalry camp near Balaklava – Crimean War. The Valley of the Shadow of Death – Siege of Sevastopol, Crimean War. X-ray by Wilhelm Röntgen. View from the Window at Le Gras. The Horse in Motion. Migrant Mother.

  6. Wikipedia:Public domain image resources - Wikipedia

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    ireland-information.com Thousands of Public domain photographs of Ireland, Irish history, scenery, castles, landscapes, etc. as well as photos of items that can be applied to any project: animals, houses, buildings, etc. The National Library of Ireland on Flickr Uploads hundreds of public domain historic images of Ireland. Much greater ease of ...

  7. Photography of the Holocaust - Wikipedia

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    A small number of pictures appeared in later years, vetted by propaganda and censorship officials before publication. [5] Official visit of Himmler to Mauthausen in June 1941. Bodies waiting to be burned outdoors in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Taken in secret by a team of Sonderkommando workers in August 1944 and later smuggled out to the Polish ...

  8. List of National Historic Landmarks in Florida - Wikipedia

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    The National Historic Landmarks in Florida are representations of a broad sweep of history from Pre-Columbian times, through the Second Seminole War and Civil War, and the Space Age. There are 47 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Florida , [1] which are located in twenty-two of the state's sixty-seven counties .

  9. Wikipedia:Historical portraits and pictures - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Wikipedia:Historical portraits and pictures. This page in a nutshell: Before using an imaginary or fictitious image of a historical person or event, consider whether it really has any encyclopedic value. Many articles on historical persons or events cannot be illustrated with authentic material, as no contemporary portraits or other ...

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