The Slave Ship Zong

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November 29, 1781 – The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance. J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) Slavers throwing overboard the Dead and Dying — Typhoon coming on ("The Slave Ship") Date: 1840. Medium: oil on canvas. Dimensions: 35.7 × 48.3 in. Current location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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The Zong was owned by a Liverpool slave-trading syndicate that had taken out insurance on the lives of the slaves. When the ship ran low on water following navigational mistakes, the crew threw some of the slaves into the sea to drown. The owners of the Zong made a claim to their insurers for the loss of the slaves. When the insurers refused to pay, the resulting court cases held that in some circumstances the deliberate killing of slaves was legal, and that insurers could be required to pay for the slaves' deaths.

Thanksgiving dinner Prayer

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Thanksgiving dinner Prayer Title: Neffsville, Pennsylvania. Saying grace before carving the turkey at Thanksgiving dinner in the home of Earle Landis. Creator(s): Collins, Marjory, 1912-1985, photographer. Date Created/Published: 1942 Nov. Medium: 1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches or smaller. Reproduction Number: LC-USW3-011874-D (b&w film neg.)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs, Call Number: LC-USW3- 011874-D [P&P] LOT 262 (corresponding photographic print). Other Number: D 841.

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Notes: Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. Film copy on SIS roll 5, frame 176.

Subjects: United States--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--Neffsville. Format: Safety film negatives.

Old Plumbing Broken Pipes

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Old Plumbing Broken Pipes behind a wall where i live, the Hotel Belleclaire a landmark building designed by Emery Roth in 1903, Roth combined Beaux Arts and Art Nouveau-Secessionist styles. Past Residents include Maxim Gorky, Mark Twain and Babe Ruth.

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President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive in Dallas, 22 November 1963

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President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive in Dallas, 22 November 1963. ST-C420-51-63 22 November 1963 President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive at Love Field, Dallas, Texas. Photograph by Cecil Stoughton, White House, in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Date: 11/22/1963

Creator: Photograph by Cecil Stoughton, White House, in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Copyright: Public Domain.

Credit: JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Columbia Point, Boston MA 02125 (617) 514-1600

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Nash Rambler Metropolitan

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Nash Rambler Metropolitan. Image License: I, (sookietex) the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible, I grant any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

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Manufacturer: BMC for Nash and AMC. Also called: Hudson Metropolitan. Metropolitan by American Motors. In non-U.S. & Canada markets: Austin Metropolitan, Production: 1953–1961. Assembly: Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Designer: William J. Flajole. Body and chassis: Class Economy car, Subcompact car. Body style: 2-door hardtop, 2-door convertible.

Layout FR layout. Powertrain. Engine: 1,200 cc (1.2 L) Austin A40 I4. 1,500 cc (1.5 L) B-Series I4. Transmission: 3-speed manual. Dimensions: Wheelbase: 85 in (2,159 mm). Length: 149.5 in (3,797 mm), Width: 61.5 in (1,562 mm)Height 54.5 in (1,384 mm) Curb weight: 1,785 lb (810 kg) (base).

A Christmas Carol Ghost of Christmas Present

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A Christmas Carol Ghost of Christmas Present Charles Dickens This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF. Works published before 1923, in this case 1843, are now in the public domain.

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"I am the Ghost of Christmas Present," said the Spirit. "Look upon me!"

Scrooge reverently did so. It was clothed in one simple deep green robe, or mantle, bordered with white fur. This garment hung so loosely on the figure, that its capacious breast was bare, as if disdaining to be warded or concealed by any artifice. Its feet, observable beneath the ample folds of the garment, were also bare; and on its head it wore no other covering than a holly wreath set here and there with shining icicles. Its dark brown curls were long and free: free as its genial face, its sparkling eye, its open hand, its cheery voice, its unconstrained demeanour, and its joyful air. Girded round its middle was an antique scabbard; but no sword was in it, and the ancient sheath was eaten up with rust.

"You have never seen the like of me before!" exclaimed the Spirit.

Wizard of Oz Dorothy and Toto with the Munchkins

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Wizard of Oz Dorothy and Toto with the Munchkins. This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF. Works published before 1923, in this case 1900, are now in the public domain.

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The people greeted Dorothy kindly, and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them; for this was the home of one of the richest Munchkins in the land, and his friends were gathered with him to celebrate their freedom from the bondage of the wicked witch.

Dorothy ate a hearty supper and was waited upon by the rich Munchkin himself, whose name was Boq. Then she sat down upon a settee and watched the people dance.

When Boq saw her silver shoes he said,

"You must be a great sorceress."

"Why?" asked the girl.

"Because you wear silver shoes and have killed the wicked witch. Besides, you have white in your frock, and only witches and sorceresses wear white."

Elijah and the Chariot of Fire

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Elijah and the Chariot of Fire from The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations 1891 by Gustave Dore January 6, 1832 – January 23, 1883.

And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.—2 Kings ii, I-II.

Elijah, in company with Elisha (Eliseus), approaches the Jordan. He rolls up his mantle and strikes the water (2 Kings 2:8). The water immediately divides and Elijah and Elisha cross on dry land. Suddenly, a chariot of fire and horses of fire appear and Elijah is lifted up in a whirlwind. As Elijah is lifted up, his mantle falls to the ground and Elisha picks it up.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less in this case Gustave Dore January 6, 1832 – January 23, 1883. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

Kristallnacht

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View of the old synagogue in Aachen after its destruction on Kristallnacht.

Photograph: #29818. Date: Thursday, November 10, 1938. Locale: Aachen, [Prussian Rhineland; North Rhine-Westphalia] Germany Credit: Stadtarchiv Aachen

Copyright: Public Domain. US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Kristallnacht "Crystal Night"), also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, or Reichskristallnacht, Pogromnacht, and November pogrome, was a pogrom, a series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on November 9 - 10, 1938, carried out by SA paramilitary forces and non-Jewish civilians. German authorities looked on without intervening. The name Kristallnacht comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues had their windows smashed

At least 91 Jews were killed in the attacks, and 30,000 were arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps. Jewish homes, hospitals, and schools were ransacked, as the attackers demolished buildings with sledgehammers. Over 1,000 synagogues were burned 95 in Vienna alone and over 7,000 Jewish businesses destroyed or damaged

Subject Classification KRISTALLNACHT (GERMANY) -- Aachen Keywords SYNAGOGUES/CHAPELS KRISTALLNACHT DESTRUCTION/VANDALISM INTERIORS

Still Hunt, a crouching panther waiting to pounce

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Still Hunt, a crouching panther waiting to pounce. Central Park New York City.

Still Hunt, a crouching panther waiting to pounce, was created by Edward Kemeys, the American sculptor who also created the Hudson Bay wolves at the Philadephia Zoo, and lions at the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Displayed on a rock outcrop on the west side of the East Drive at the edge of the Ramble, the crouching animal has scared many joggers as they approach this life-size and realistic representation this reporter included. Unlike the traditional sculptures of other animals in the Park that sit on a base or pedestal, Kemeys placed his animal directly atop the ledge of rock. Kemeys was so interested in depicting his animals in a realistic mode that he traveled to the western states to see them in their native habitat.

Fall colors in Central Park the Naturalists' Gate

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Fall Autumn colors in Central Park through the Naturalists' Gate at the end of my block.. The Lake with the Ramble in the background.. image/editing/sookietex. Released into the public domain.

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Originally constructed in 1860, this footbridge i'm standing on crossing the narrow arm of the Lake known as Bank Rock Bay was designed by Calvert Vaux and built of white oak – hence its early name, Oak Bridge.

Bethesda Fountain Autumn Fall colors in Central Park

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Bethesda Fountain. Autumn Fall colors in Central Park. the Lake with the Ramble in the background. Looking north from the 72nd street traverse 11/04/13. image/editing/sookietex released into the public domain.

Bethesda Terrace overlooks The Lake in New York City's Central Park. Bethesda Fountain is the central feature on the lower level of the terrace, constructed in 1859-64;

The bronze, eight-foot statue depicts a female winged angel touching down upon the top of the fountain, where water spouts and cascades into an upper basin and into the surrounding pool. It was the only statue in the park called for in the original design.

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Autumn Fall colors in Central Park the Lake and Ramble

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Autumn Fall colors in Central Park. the Lake with the Ramble in the background. . image/editing/sookietex released into the public domain.

The 20-acre Lake is the second largest of Central Park's man-made water bodies. (The largest is the Reservoir.) Park designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created the Lake from a former swamp.

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Bow Bridge Central Park New York City

Bow Bridge, Central Park 11/02/13. image/editing/sookietex released into the public domain.

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Bow Bridge Photos

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The Bow Bridge is a cast iron bridge located in Central Park, New York City, crossing over The Lake and used as a pedestrian walkway. It is decorated with an interlocking circles banister, with eight planting urns on top of decorative bas-relief panels.

Intricate arabesque elements and volutes can be seen underneath the span arch. The bridge was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould, and completed in 1862. Measuring a total of 87 feet, it is the largest bridge in the park.