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A vintage 1945 USSR WW2 propaganda and recruitment poster. It shows a Red Army soldier cutting a four headed snake. The four snake heads are Soulmonger,Provocation,Terror and Slavery to the Peoples. The slogan reads Destruction of the Fascist nest forever! Stock Photo

RM2XC7AK9–A vintage 1945 USSR WW2 propaganda and recruitment poster. It shows a Red Army soldier cutting a four headed snake. The four snake heads are Soulmonger,Provocation,Terror and Slavery to the Peoples. The slogan reads Destruction of the Fascist nest forever!

Members of the Sturmabteilung (the SA, the infamous brownshirts) during the April 1 1933 boycott of Jewish businesses. Here they are seen blocking the entrance to Tietz Department Store in Berlin. The boycott of Jewish businesses was the first direct anti-jewish action which led on to the exclusion of Jews from society and ultimately the extermination, and it took place only 2 months after Hitler came to power. Stock Photo

RM2XC7562–Members of the Sturmabteilung (the SA, the infamous brownshirts) during the April 1 1933 boycott of Jewish businesses. Here they are seen blocking the entrance to Tietz Department Store in Berlin. The boycott of Jewish businesses was the first direct anti-jewish action which led on to the exclusion of Jews from society and ultimately the extermination, and it took place only 2 months after Hitler came to power.

A vintage German WW2 poster showing the uniforms of the Belgian army. It shows the uniforms as well as the insignia and badges of the various ranks. Stock Photo

RM2XCACFC–A vintage German WW2 poster showing the uniforms of the Belgian army. It shows the uniforms as well as the insignia and badges of the various ranks.

A vintage Red Army recruitment and propaganda poster. It shows a mother and child threatened by a bloody nazi bayonet. The text reads Red Army Soldier, Save us Stock Photo

RM2XC7AK2–A vintage Red Army recruitment and propaganda poster. It shows a mother and child threatened by a bloody nazi bayonet. The text reads Red Army Soldier, Save us

A WW2 Nazi propaganda poster for the Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB; 'Reich Air Protection League', an organization in Nazi Germany in charge of air raid precautions in residential areas and among smaller businesses. The poster shows a smiling woam in a steel helmet and the text reads Woman in Air Protection. Stock Photo

RM2XCFE7D–A WW2 Nazi propaganda poster for the Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB; 'Reich Air Protection League', an organization in Nazi Germany in charge of air raid precautions in residential areas and among smaller businesses. The poster shows a smiling woam in a steel helmet and the text reads Woman in Air Protection.

A membership recruitment card for the NS-Reichskriegerbund (the Nationalsocialist Reich Warriors Association) the sole and exclusive organization representing the veterans' interests in the Third Reich. The text reads Gather together in the NS Reich Warriors Association Stock Photo

RM2XCFE7R–A membership recruitment card for the NS-Reichskriegerbund (the Nationalsocialist Reich Warriors Association) the sole and exclusive organization representing the veterans' interests in the Third Reich. The text reads Gather together in the NS Reich Warriors Association

A 1937 nazi anti-communist propaganda poster. It shows a skeleton dressed in a Red Army uniform astride a blazing globe. The text reads Bolshevism Unmasked Stock Photo

RM2XCFE6P–A 1937 nazi anti-communist propaganda poster. It shows a skeleton dressed in a Red Army uniform astride a blazing globe. The text reads Bolshevism Unmasked

A 1580 engraving of Pope Leo II who was pontiff from AD682 to AD683. He was the 80th pope. Stock Photo

RM2X8J26B–A 1580 engraving of Pope Leo II who was pontiff from AD682 to AD683. He was the 80th pope.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Marcellus I who was pontiff from AD649 to AD655. He was the 74th pope. He was arrested and after aharsh imprisonment was exiled to Cherson in the Crimea. He is the last pope to be considered a martyr. Stock Photo

RM2X0W2NG–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Marcellus I who was pontiff from AD649 to AD655. He was the 74th pope. He was arrested and after aharsh imprisonment was exiled to Cherson in the Crimea. He is the last pope to be considered a martyr.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Adeodatus I who was pontiff from AD615 to AD618. He was the 68th pope and was the first to use lead seals on official documents. These seals were known as bullae which gave rise to the term Papal Bull used for official papal communications. Stock Photo

RM2WXCK05–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Adeodatus I who was pontiff from AD615 to AD618. He was the 68th pope and was the first to use lead seals on official documents. These seals were known as bullae which gave rise to the term Papal Bull used for official papal communications.

A 1580 engraving of Pope Boniface IV who was pontiff from AD608 to AD615. He was the 67th pope. Stock Photo

RM2WXCGBR–A 1580 engraving of Pope Boniface IV who was pontiff from AD608 to AD615. He was the 67th pope.

A 17th Century painting by Sebastiano Ricci of Pope Gregory I (also known as Saint Gregory the Great) who was pontiff from AD590 to AD604. He was the 64th pope. It was he who introduced the plainchant singing known as Gregorian Chant. Stock Photo

RM2WNYRFP–A 17th Century painting by Sebastiano Ricci of Pope Gregory I (also known as Saint Gregory the Great) who was pontiff from AD590 to AD604. He was the 64th pope. It was he who introduced the plainchant singing known as Gregorian Chant.

Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Rhodes in Greece. Stock Photo

RM2WPBM9W–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Rhodes in Greece.

RM2WPBM47–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Nicea (now Izmet) in Turkey

RM2WPBM0K–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of Achaia, a Roman province in what is now southern Greece

RM2WPBM0R–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the antichrist.

RM2WPBM0M–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Alexandra in Egypt

RM2WPBM3N–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Mediolanum (now Milan) in Italy

RM2WPBMCC–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Taruisum (now Treviso) in Italy

RM2WPBM0T–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Aquileya in Italy

RM2WPBM1W–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of four skeletons dansing around a dead body in a grave.

RM2WPBM40–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Massilia (now Marseilles) in France

RM2WPBM9T–Beautiful woodcut pages from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. These pages show latin text and an engraving of the town of Ravenna in Italy

A 16th Century engraving of Pope John III (also known as Pope Johannes III or Ioannes III) who was pontiff from AD561 to AD574. He was the 61st pope and the second nto use an assumed name (his real name was Catelinus) Stock Photo

RM2WNYRJP–A 16th Century engraving of Pope John III (also known as Pope Johannes III or Ioannes III) who was pontiff from AD561 to AD574. He was the 61st pope and the second nto use an assumed name (his real name was Catelinus)

A beautiful woodcut from 1493 of a map of northern Europe. This illustration comes from the Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. Stock Photo

RM2WPBM5P–A beautiful woodcut from 1493 of a map of northern Europe. This illustration comes from the Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images.

RM2WNYRJN–A 16th Century engraving of Pope John III (also known as Pope Johannes III or Ioannes III) who was pontiff from AD561 to AD574. He was the 61st pope and the second nto use an assumed name (his real name was Catelinus)

A beautiful woodcut from 1493 of the town of Lubeca (now Lübeck) in Germany. This illustration comes from the Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images. Stock Photo

RM2WPBM5K–A beautiful woodcut from 1493 of the town of Lubeca (now Lübeck) in Germany. This illustration comes from the Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images.

A 15th Century engraving of Pope Gelasius I who was pontiff from AD492 to AD496. He was the 49th pope. He was of Berber descent and was the last Pope to come from the African continent. Stock Photo

RM2WJY7G8–A 15th Century engraving of Pope Gelasius I who was pontiff from AD492 to AD496. He was the 49th pope. He was of Berber descent and was the last Pope to come from the African continent.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Hormisdas (also written Ormisdas or Hormisda) who was pontiff from AD514 to AD523. He was the 52nd pope. Stock Photo

RM2WNYT4B–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Hormisdas (also written Ormisdas or Hormisda) who was pontiff from AD514 to AD523. He was the 52nd pope.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Symmachus who was pontiff from AD498 to AD514. He was the 51st pope. Stock Photo

RM2WJY74X–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Symmachus who was pontiff from AD498 to AD514. He was the 51st pope.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Boniface II who was pontiff from AD530 to AD532. He was the 55th pope. Stock Photo

RM2WNYT1D–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Boniface II who was pontiff from AD530 to AD532. He was the 55th pope.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Felix IV who was pontiff from AD526 to AD530. He was the 54th pope. Stock Photo

RM2WNYT2C–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Felix IV who was pontiff from AD526 to AD530. He was the 54th pope.

A 17th Century engraving of Pope Simplicius who was pontiff from AD468 to AD483. He was the 47th pope. Stock Photo

RM2WJY7M9–A 17th Century engraving of Pope Simplicius who was pontiff from AD468 to AD483. He was the 47th pope.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Marcellus I who was pontiff from AD308 to AD309. He was the 30th pope. Stock Photo

RM2WG3RJD–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Marcellus I who was pontiff from AD308 to AD309. He was the 30th pope.

A 17th Century engraving of Pope Felix II. He was antipope inopposition to Pope Liberius from AD355 to AD365. Stock Photo

RM2WG3RP1–A 17th Century engraving of Pope Felix II. He was antipope inopposition to Pope Liberius from AD355 to AD365.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Julius I who was pontiff from AD 337 to AD352. He was the 37th pope. Stock Photo

RM2WG3RPA–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Julius I who was pontiff from AD 337 to AD352. He was the 37th pope.

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Miltiades who was pontiff from AD311 to AD314. He was the 32nd pope. Stock Photo

RM2WG3RKM–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Miltiades who was pontiff from AD311 to AD314. He was the 32nd pope.

An engraving from around 1600 by Johann Sadeler I showing St. Lucius, an early Christian hermit and later popeweaving a basket and giving alms to a crippled man. Pope Lucius I was pontiff from AD253-AD254. He was the 22nd pope. He was long considered a martyr but later research indicates that he died a natural death. Stock Photo

RM2WBGF94–An engraving from around 1600 by Johann Sadeler I showing St. Lucius, an early Christian hermit and later popeweaving a basket and giving alms to a crippled man. Pope Lucius I was pontiff from AD253-AD254. He was the 22nd pope. He was long considered a martyr but later research indicates that he died a natural death.

A 17th Century engraving of Pope Sixtus II, who was was pontiff from AD257 to AD258. He was the 24th pope and is also known as Pope Xystus II. He was beheaded after only 340 days in ofice when Emperor Valerian launched a series of persecutions of Christians. Stock Photo

RM2WBGFAY–A 17th Century engraving of Pope Sixtus II, who was was pontiff from AD257 to AD258. He was the 24th pope and is also known as Pope Xystus II. He was beheaded after only 340 days in ofice when Emperor Valerian launched a series of persecutions of Christians.

A 17th Century engraving of Pope Felix I who was pontiff from AD268-AD274. He was the 26th pope. Stock Photo

RM2WBGFFX–A 17th Century engraving of Pope Felix I who was pontiff from AD268-AD274. He was the 26th pope.

An 17th century engraving of Pope Lucius I who was pontiff from AD253-AD254. He was the 22nd pope. He was long considered a martyr but later research indicates that he died a natural death. Stock Photo

RM2WBGF8T–An 17th century engraving of Pope Lucius I who was pontiff from AD253-AD254. He was the 22nd pope. He was long considered a martyr but later research indicates that he died a natural death.

An 17th Century engraving of Pope Eutychian who was pontiff from AD274-AD283. He was the 27th pope. Stock Photo

RM2WBGFJ8–An 17th Century engraving of Pope Eutychian who was pontiff from AD274-AD283. He was the 27th pope.

RM2WBGFFY–A 17th Century engraving of Pope Felix I who was pontiff from AD268-AD274. He was the 26th pope.

17th century engraving of Pope Anterus. Pope Anterus was pontiff from AD235-AD236, he died after only 43 days in office. He was the nineteenth pope. Stock Photo

RM2WBGF3J–17th century engraving of Pope Anterus. Pope Anterus was pontiff from AD235-AD236, he died after only 43 days in office. He was the nineteenth pope.

Saint Sebastian Tended by an Saint Irene painted by Nicolas Regnier Mauritshuis. Sebastian was a member of the Roman Praetorian Guard who converted to Christianity. He was shot through with arrows but did not die from these wounds. He was tended by Irene (later Saint Irene). After his recovery he went to speak to Emperor Diocletian of his faith and was beaten to death. Stock Photo

RM2WBGEW2–Saint Sebastian Tended by an Saint Irene painted by Nicolas Regnier Mauritshuis. Sebastian was a member of the Roman Praetorian Guard who converted to Christianity. He was shot through with arrows but did not die from these wounds. He was tended by Irene (later Saint Irene). After his recovery he went to speak to Emperor Diocletian of his faith and was beaten to death.

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian painted by Bronzino in 1533. Sebastian was a member of the Roman Praetorian Guard who converted to Christianity. He was shot through with arrows but did not die from these wounds. He was tended by Irene (later Saint Irene). After his recovery he went to speak to Emperor Diocletian of his faith and was beaten to death. Stock Photo

RM2WBGEW4–The Martyrdom of St Sebastian painted by Bronzino in 1533. Sebastian was a member of the Roman Praetorian Guard who converted to Christianity. He was shot through with arrows but did not die from these wounds. He was tended by Irene (later Saint Irene). After his recovery he went to speak to Emperor Diocletian of his faith and was beaten to death.

A 17th Century illustration of Pope Pius I, who was pontiff from AD140 to AD155. He was the tenth pope and it was he who decreed that Easter should always fall on a Sunday, Stock Photo

RM2WAGP5K–A 17th Century illustration of Pope Pius I, who was pontiff from AD140 to AD155. He was the tenth pope and it was he who decreed that Easter should always fall on a Sunday,

A 16th Century engraving of Pope Hyginus, who was pontiff from AD136 to AD140. He was the ninth pope. He was Greek and it was he that introduced the idea of godparents to help baptised children during their Christian life and duties. Stock Photo

RM2WAGP7A–A 16th Century engraving of Pope Hyginus, who was pontiff from AD136 to AD140. He was the ninth pope. He was Greek and it was he that introduced the idea of godparents to help baptised children during their Christian life and duties.

The Martyrdom of St Hippolytus by Hans Canon. Antipope Saint Hippolytus was actve from AD222 to AD235. He was was probably the leader of an alternative group in opposition to the official pope (which was Urban I at theis time). According to various accounts he was martyred by beheading or being pulled apart by horses. Stock Photo

RM2WBGETT–The Martyrdom of St Hippolytus by Hans Canon. Antipope Saint Hippolytus was actve from AD222 to AD235. He was was probably the leader of an alternative group in opposition to the official pope (which was Urban I at theis time). According to various accounts he was martyred by beheading or being pulled apart by horses.

A 17th Century illustration of Pope Anicetus, who was pontiff from AD155 to AD166. He was the eleventh pope. He was the first Syrian pope and he decreed that priests are not allowed to have long hair. Stock Photo

RM2WAGP54–A 17th Century illustration of Pope Anicetus, who was pontiff from AD155 to AD166. He was the eleventh pope. He was the first Syrian pope and he decreed that priests are not allowed to have long hair.

A 1310 engraving of antipope Saint Hippolytus being beheaded. He was actve from AD222 to AD235. He was was probably the leader of an alternative group in opposition to the official pope (which was Urban I at theis time). According to various accounts he was martyred by beheading or being pulled apart by horses. Stock Photo

RM2WBGETW–A 1310 engraving of antipope Saint Hippolytus being beheaded. He was actve from AD222 to AD235. He was was probably the leader of an alternative group in opposition to the official pope (which was Urban I at theis time). According to various accounts he was martyred by beheading or being pulled apart by horses.

An 1493 illustration of Pope Pius I, who was pontiff from AD140 to AD155. He was the tenth pope and it was he who decreed that Easter should always fall on a Sunday, Stock Photo

RM2WAGP5C–An 1493 illustration of Pope Pius I, who was pontiff from AD140 to AD155. He was the tenth pope and it was he who decreed that Easter should always fall on a Sunday,

A 17th Century engraving of Pope Sixtus I, who was was pontiff from AD115 to AD125. He was the seventh pope and is also known as Pope Xystus I. Stock Photo

RM2WAGP66–A 17th Century engraving of Pope Sixtus I, who was was pontiff from AD115 to AD125. He was the seventh pope and is also known as Pope Xystus I.

An engraving showing the death of Confederate General Thomas Jackson (known almost exclusively by his nickname Stonewall Jackson). He died from his wounds after being mistakenly fired on and mortally wounded by his own troops during the American Civil War. Stock Photo

RM2MB7671–An engraving showing the death of Confederate General Thomas Jackson (known almost exclusively by his nickname Stonewall Jackson). He died from his wounds after being mistakenly fired on and mortally wounded by his own troops during the American Civil War.

Edwin M. Stanton, who was the Secretary of War in Abraham Lincoln's government during the American Civil War Stock Photo

RM2MB75KF–Edwin M. Stanton, who was the Secretary of War in Abraham Lincoln's government during the American Civil War

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (left), who was a flag officer and vice admiral of the US Navy during the American Civil War on board the USS Hartford Stock Photo

RM2M93HM5–Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (left), who was a flag officer and vice admiral of the US Navy during the American Civil War on board the USS Hartford

Major General Henry Wager Halleck who was Commanding General of the United States Army during the American Civil War before he was re-assigned as quatermaster general. Stock Photo

RM2M93HKR–Major General Henry Wager Halleck who was Commanding General of the United States Army during the American Civil War before he was re-assigned as quatermaster general.

Slaves on the West Coast of Africa, painted by Francois Auguste Biard Stock Photo

RM2M88PM3–Slaves on the West Coast of Africa, painted by Francois Auguste Biard

West Indian Creole woman, with her black servant, circa 1780 Stock Photo

RM2M88PKT–West Indian Creole woman, with her black servant, circa 1780

Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754–1793), who organized the Society of the Friends of the Blacks in 1788. Stock Photo

RM2M7HCKM–Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754–1793), who organized the Society of the Friends of the Blacks in 1788.

An appalling photo from 1863 showing a black slave from Louisiana known as Peter (and sometimes Gordon) whose back is. a mass of ugly scars and welts from a violent flogging by his owner. The graphic nature of this image made it a powerful weapon for the abolitionist movement. Stock Photo

RM2M7HCNG–An appalling photo from 1863 showing a black slave from Louisiana known as Peter (and sometimes Gordon) whose back is. a mass of ugly scars and welts from a violent flogging by his owner. The graphic nature of this image made it a powerful weapon for the abolitionist movement.

Battle during the Haitian Revolution. This revolution was the violent and bloody overthrow of the white ruling class of Haiti during a slave uprising. Stock Photo

RM2M7HCKB–Battle during the Haitian Revolution. This revolution was the violent and bloody overthrow of the white ruling class of Haiti during a slave uprising.

A painting showing barefooted slaves in Egypt and Nubia, by David Roberts Stock Photo

RM2M7HCNJ–A painting showing barefooted slaves in Egypt and Nubia, by David Roberts

The Pool at Jas de Bouffan painted by French impressionist Paul Cézanne in 1876 Stock Photo

RM2M6TXKP–The Pool at Jas de Bouffan painted by French impressionist Paul Cézanne in 1876

Femme au Chapeau Vert (Woman in a Green Hat, Madame Cézanne) painted by French impressionist Paul Cézanne in Stock Photo

RM2M6TXK7–Femme au Chapeau Vert (Woman in a Green Hat, Madame Cézanne) painted by French impressionist Paul Cézanne in

Boy with a Red Waistcoat painted by French impressionist Paul Cézanne in 1890 Stock Photo

RM2M6TXKK–Boy with a Red Waistcoat painted by French impressionist Paul Cézanne in 1890

Le Travail interrompu ( Work Interrupted) painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1891 Stock Photo

RM2M6BR4N–Le Travail interrompu ( Work Interrupted) painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1891

Charité (Charity) painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1878 Stock Photo

RM2M6BPYT–Charité (Charity) painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1878

Regina Angelorum (Queen of the Angels) painted by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1900 Stock Photo

RM2M6BR09–Regina Angelorum (Queen of the Angels) painted by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1900

La Couturière (The Seamstress) painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1898 Stock Photo

RM2M6BR25–La Couturière (The Seamstress) painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1898

Innocence painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1893 Stock Photo

RM2M6BR0T–Innocence painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1893

La Baigneuse ( The Bather ) painted by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1879 Stock Photo

RM2M6BR4X–La Baigneuse ( The Bather ) painted by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1879

La Vague (The Wave) painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1896. The model for the painting was Odile Charpentier Stock Photo

RM2M6BR51–La Vague (The Wave) painted by nineteenth-century French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1896. The model for the painting was Odile Charpentier

Civilians on horse-drawn carts among the shattered ruins of Stalingrad after the Battle of Stalingrad during WW2 Stock Photo

RM2M62AN8–Civilians on horse-drawn carts among the shattered ruins of Stalingrad after the Battle of Stalingrad during WW2

The remains of the city of Vitebsk in Belarus during Operation Barbarossa, the nazi invasion of the Soviet Unoin. Stock Photo

RM2M62AP3–The remains of the city of Vitebsk in Belarus during Operation Barbarossa, the nazi invasion of the Soviet Unoin.

German infantry soldiers march towards the Volga among the ruins of Stalingrad during teh Battle of Stalingrad during WW2 Stock Photo

RM2M62AN0–German infantry soldiers march towards the Volga among the ruins of Stalingrad during teh Battle of Stalingrad during WW2

View from a window over the ruins of Warsaw after the German invasion in 1939. Stock Photo

RM2M62ANM–View from a window over the ruins of Warsaw after the German invasion in 1939.

US President John F Kennedy and Israeli ex Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in 1961. Stock Photo

RM2M5TDP2–US President John F Kennedy and Israeli ex Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in 1961.

Ruins of the city of Vitebsk in Belarus during Operation Barbarossa, the nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. The playing child has clearly been added to the scene, so this retouched photograph would have been produced as a propaganda piece. Stock Photo

RM2M62ANX–Ruins of the city of Vitebsk in Belarus during Operation Barbarossa, the nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. The playing child has clearly been added to the scene, so this retouched photograph would have been produced as a propaganda piece.

Jews, largely Holocaust survivors, on their way from France to Mandatory Palestine, aboard the SS Exodus Stock Photo

RM2M5TDP5–Jews, largely Holocaust survivors, on their way from France to Mandatory Palestine, aboard the SS Exodus

Land Girls use a double saw to cut down a tree as part of their training at the Womens Land Army camp in Culford. Stock Photo

RM2M5F9B9–Land Girls use a double saw to cut down a tree as part of their training at the Womens Land Army camp in Culford.

nurse switches on the radium treatment apparatus at a London hospital in 1940. When the patient is ready and everyone else has left the treatment room, the nurse presses a button and air pressure once more transfers the radium from the lead safe to the treatment apparatus. Stock Photo

RM2M5F9B7–nurse switches on the radium treatment apparatus at a London hospital in 1940. When the patient is ready and everyone else has left the treatment room, the nurse presses a button and air pressure once more transfers the radium from the lead safe to the treatment apparatus.

An honour guard saluting the first High Commissioner Herbert Samuel, when he came to inaugurate the railway line from Lod to Jaffa Stock Photo

RM2M5BPC7–An honour guard saluting the first High Commissioner Herbert Samuel, when he came to inaugurate the railway line from Lod to Jaffa

The gateway to Palestine. A British frontier post on the seacoast at Akka (also known as Accho or Acre) Stock Photo

RM2M5BPBM–The gateway to Palestine. A British frontier post on the seacoast at Akka (also known as Accho or Acre)

Sir Herbert Samuel walking into Jaffa, 1920. Stock Photo

RM2M5BPCB–Sir Herbert Samuel walking into Jaffa, 1920.

The wife and First Lady of President John F Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier as a 6 yr old in 1935. Photograph by David Berne, in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Stock Photo

RM2M4EFGP–The wife and First Lady of President John F Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier as a 6 yr old in 1935. Photograph by David Berne, in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.

$Polaroid photo by Mary Moorman taken a fraction of a second after the fatal shot during teh assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on the 22rd November 1963. The photo shows Kennedy clearly reeling to his left. His wife Jackie has already turned to him as he had already been hit by one bullet in the back before the second hit him in the head. Stock Photo$

RM2M4EFMH–Polaroid photo by Mary Moorman taken a fraction of a second after the fatal shot during teh assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on the 22rd November 1963. The photo shows Kennedy clearly reeling to his left. His wife Jackie has already turned to him as he had already been hit by one bullet in the back before the second hit him in the head.

General Dwight Eisenhower as General of the Army, 1945 Stock Photo

RM2KY8WHY–General Dwight Eisenhower as General of the Army, 1945

US President Dwight Eisenhower with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at the Inidan Parliament House Stock Photo

RM2KY8WJD–US President Dwight Eisenhower with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at the Inidan Parliament House

Truman in the Oval Office, receiving a Hanukkah Menorah from the prime minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion (center). To the right is Abba Eban, ambassador of Israel to the United States. Stock Photo

RM2KR5AT5–Truman in the Oval Office, receiving a Hanukkah Menorah from the prime minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion (center). To the right is Abba Eban, ambassador of Israel to the United States.

Eleanor Roosevelt in her wedding dress, 1905 Stock Photo

RM2KJFWD3–Eleanor Roosevelt in her wedding dress, 1905

Winston Churchill's edited copy of the final draft of the Atlantic Charter Stock Photo

RM2KJFW9N–Winston Churchill's edited copy of the final draft of the Atlantic Charter

Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, a member of Roosevelt's Black Cabinet (a key advisory group on race relations) Stock Photo

RM2KJFW7N–Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, a member of Roosevelt's Black Cabinet (a key advisory group on race relations)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Broadcasting his First Fireside Chat Regarding the Banking Crisis, from the White House, Washington, D.C. Stock Photo

RM2KJFW7P–President Franklin D. Roosevelt Broadcasting his First Fireside Chat Regarding the Banking Crisis, from the White House, Washington, D.C.

President Franklin Roosevelt's funeral procession in Washington, D.C., watched by 300,000 spectators (April 14, 1945) Stock Photo

RM2KJFW64–President Franklin Roosevelt's funeral procession in Washington, D.C., watched by 300,000 spectators (April 14, 1945)

A 1944 colour portrait of US President Franklin D Roosevelt. He was 62 yrs old. Photo credit https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71911951 Stock Photo

RM2KJFW94–A 1944 colour portrait of US President Franklin D Roosevelt. He was 62 yrs old. Photo credit https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71911951

A portrait of US President Calvin Coolidge Stock Photo

RM2KDHP9P–A portrait of US President Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge with his family - his wife Grace and his two sons John (on the left) and Calvin Jr. Calvin Jr was to die at 16 yrs old, from sepsis and blood poisoning following an infection in a blister on his toes that he got from playing tennis with no socks on. President Coolidge never forgave himself for the death of his youngest son. Stock Photo

RM2KDHP92–Coolidge with his family - his wife Grace and his two sons John (on the left) and Calvin Jr. Calvin Jr was to die at 16 yrs old, from sepsis and blood poisoning following an infection in a blister on his toes that he got from playing tennis with no socks on. President Coolidge never forgave himself for the death of his youngest son.

Woodrow Wilson disembarking a ship. This photo is from 1921 when Wilson was 65 yrs old Stock Photo

RM2KA5EYP–Woodrow Wilson disembarking a ship. This photo is from 1921 when Wilson was 65 yrs old

The Zimmermann Telegram t was sent from Washington, DC, to Ambassador Heinrich von Eckardt, the German ambassador to Mexico. Here it has been decrypted and translated. This explosive message announced the opening of unrestricted submarine warfare and offered Mexico land in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico in return for Mexican participation against the USA in WW1. Stock Photo

RM2KA5EY6–The Zimmermann Telegram t was sent from Washington, DC, to Ambassador Heinrich von Eckardt, the German ambassador to Mexico. Here it has been decrypted and translated. This explosive message announced the opening of unrestricted submarine warfare and offered Mexico land in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico in return for Mexican participation against the USA in WW1.

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