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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 142x200, 548x770, 731x1026, 974x1368 | Title Page, Great Men and Famous WomenGreat Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894) Great Men and Famous Women A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history Edited by Charles F. Horne New York: Selmar Press, Publisher Co [...] Keywords: page images, title pages, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-08-30 + S K L |
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1200x718, 1448x867, 334x200, 724x434, 9656x5780 | Napoleon and the SphinxGreat Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894) [Napoleon Bonaparte] was bent on the conquest of Egypt. He appears to have had something visionary in his temperament, and to have dreamed of founding a mighty empire from the stand-point of the East [...] Keywords: monuments, portraits, people, horses, soldiers, deserts, mythological creatures, colour Places shown: Egypt Added: 2006-09-02 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 640x480, 800x600 | The MarseillaiseGreat Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894) It was at this time [in 1792] that the formidable invasion under the Duke of Brunswick, consisting of 138,000 men, of whom 66,000 were under the King of Prussia in person, and 50,000 were Austrians un [...] Keywords: pride, soldiers, peasants, people, flags, war, bare feet, rags, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: France Added: 2011-04-24 + S K L |
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| 1041x1343, 1387x1790, 155x200, 585x755, 780x1007 | Nelson at Trafalgar.Great Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894) The picture shows Lord Horatio Nelson (1758 – 1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar, where he died. “The last battle in which Nelson was engaged was fought off Cape Trafalgar, October 21, 1805. The enemy w [...] Keywords: ships, battles, people, portraits, rigging, men, costumes, sailors, hats, fire, smoke, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-08-30 + S K L |
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1091x1582, 138x200, 460x667, 613x889, 818x1186 | Sheridan’s Ride by T. Buchanan ReadGreat Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894) “[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 [...] Keywords: people, portraits, soldiers, horses, swords, american civil war, greyscale Places shown: Strasburg; Pennsylvania; USA Added: 2006-08-30 + S K L R N |
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