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Indian Blackfoot chief with pipe. From Illustrations of the North American Indians by George Catlin. Lithograph; 1876. George Catlin was the first artist to observe the tribes of the Plains Indians and to illustrate their habits and customs from first-hand observation. His belief in the "noble savage", unspoiled by contact with the outside world, sustained him as he crossed and re-crossed the country - from the Mississippi to the Rockies - gathering raw material for his Indian Gallery.
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Indian Blackfoot chief with pipe. From Illustrations of the North American India...

Custer's last charge. Lithograph; 19th century. The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army. It occurred June 25–June 26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. The battle was the most famous incident in the Indian Wars and was a remarkable victory for the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne. A U.S. cavalry detachment commanded by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was killed to the last man.
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Custer's last charge. Lithograph; 19th century. The Battle of the Little Bighor...

Portrait of James Watt by von Breda, painted 1792. Watt was the inventor of the improved steam engine.
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Portrait of James Watt by von Breda, painted 1792. Watt was the inventor of the...

Dr. Karl Renner,President of Austria from 1945-50.
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Dr. Karl Renner,President of Austria from 1945-50.

Friedrich III,German Emperor "Emperor of the Ninety Days", died of cancer three months after his coronation; father of Wilhelm II.
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Friedrich III,German Emperor "Emperor of the Ninety Days", died of cancer three...

The landing of Hernando Cortes in Mesico in 1519. Cortes has just landed and steps onto dry land. The natives greet him, with one of them kneeling before him. A miniature in colours within a foliated bordeer on two sides. A portrait of Cortes in a medallion.From an account of the Spanish invasion of Mexico. ID: Add.37177
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The landing of Hernando Cortes in Mesico in 1519. Cortes has just landed and ste...

Pottery torso of a female from Western Mexico, 300 BCE- 300 CE. Ameca-style figurine representing the torso of a woman wearing a headdress, earplugs and a necklace. Her breasts are covered with a pattern in black pigment, indicating a tattoo or body paint. From Jalisko, Western Mexico. Ethno, Hn 121
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Pottery torso of a female from Western Mexico, 300 BCE- 300 CE. Ameca-style fig...

Stone bust of Quetzalcoatl, Aztec, from Mexico, 1325-1521. This sculpture represents the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. His name in Nahuatl, the language spoken by the Aztecs, means Feathered (quetzal feather) Serpent. The serpent's coils of the sculpture are covered with feathers and the face of the god (or an impersonation) emerges wearing the curved shell ear ornaments characteristic of representations of this god.The cult of Quetzalcoatl was widespread throughout Mesoamerica, although it was known by different names at different periods. While his various aspects and origins are far from clear, Quetzalcoatl is said to have been one of the Aztec creator gods. According to the Aztec creation myth there were four suns or worlds before the present one, each of them created and destroyed in a different way. When the fourth sun was destroyed by floods the gods decided to create a new one. To create a new race of humans, Quetzalcoatl descended to the lower levels of the Underworld. He managed to trick Mictlantecuhtli and retrieved the bones of the people of the fourth sun. With those bones and some of his blood he gave life to the humans that inhabited the present world. Ethno, 1825.12-10.11
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Stone bust of Quetzalcoatl, Aztec, from Mexico, 1325-1521. This sculpture repres...

Distinguished woman with her slave. (with a depiction of exotic fruits and plants from the region). From a series on ethnic groups from Ecuador. Oil on canvas; Quito, Ecuador, 1783.
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Distinguished woman with her slave. (with a depiction of exotic fruits and plan...

Yumbo Indian from the environs of Quito wearing ceremonial costume and weapons for hunting wild animals. (with a depiction of exotic fruits and plants from the region). From a series on ethnic groups from Ecuador. Oil on canvas; Quito, Ecuador, 1783.
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Yumbo Indian from the environs of Quito wearing ceremonial costume and weapons f...

Yumbo Indian from Maynas carrying a basket with fruits. (with a depiction of exotic fruits and plants from the region). From a series on ethnic groups from Ecuador. Oil on canvas; Quito, Ecuador, 1783.
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Yumbo Indian from Maynas carrying a basket with fruits. (with a depiction of ex...

A young woman from Quito dressed for public life. (with a depiction of exotic fruits and plants from the region). From a series on ethnic groups from Ecuador. Oil on canvas; Quito, Ecuador, 1783.
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A young woman from Quito dressed for public life. (with a depiction of exotic f...