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Images from Great Men and Famous Women, an American book from 1894 featuring pen and pencil sketches of famous people together with engravings and also notes on them by well-known writers.
The book was published and printed in the USA before 1922 and hence is in the public domain.
It was edited by Charles Francis Horne (1870 – 1942), a prolific writer who taught English for 43 years at City College of New York.
Despite the book title, the people featured seem to be almost entirely male.
Title: Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II
Published by: Selmar Hess
City: New York
Date: 1894
Total items: 9
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
This painting shows an elephant with a small castle built on it, battlements and all, and people inside that tower. The elephant stands on a raft which men are moving apparently with giant oars resembling shovels on pivots, and punting or fishing with spears. Two shirtless men are in a smaller boat that seems to have the ends of giant logs in it that [...] [more...] [$]
Sheridan’s Ride by T. Buchanan Read
“[Philip Sheridan]’s next operations, however, were the most important, as they have become the most renowned, in his career. Passing through Strasburg [USA], he posted his troops on the further bank of Cedar Creek, while he himself, on October 16th [1864], went to Washington in response to a request from Secretary Stanton, for consultation. Before [...] [more...] [$]
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