"Bellaire, O.- Steamboats conveying troops and munitions of war for the Federal forces on the Great…
"General Augur, born in New York in 1821, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1843.…
"The Pontoon bridge 'On The March'- the pontoon wagons on their way from Aquia Creek to the Rappahannock.…
Distant view of Cherry Valley. Cherry Valley derived is name, according to Campbell, from the following…
"Washington's head-quarters at Tappan. This view is from the yard, near the well. The date of its erection…
"Bellaire, O.- Steamboats conveying troops and munitions of war for the Federal forces on the Great…
"Bellaire, O.- Steamboats conveying troops and munitions of war for the Federal forces on the Great…
"Bellaire, O.- Steamboats conveying troops and munitions of war for the Federal forces on the Great…
"This is a view from the lawn, looking south. It is a frame building with a brick foundation. At the…
"A Knight Templar. During the Crusades, there were military and religious orders. Between the first…
"Complete suit of Plate-Armor, now in Paris, date about 1440- the epoch of greatest perfection of defensive…
"Date Palm is a genus of palms, the most important species of which is the common date palm, the palm…
"Walnut is a genus comprising seven or eight species of beautiful trees. The common walnut is a native…
"A vessel used for holding wine, oil, honey. The following cut represents amphorae in the British Museum.…
"Elated by the victory, the Romans now determined to drive Carthage out of the island altogether. This,…
"The vast Arch of Constantine owes much of its interest to its sculptures having been borrowed from…
A genus of birds found originally in Asia, but brought to Europe at an early date in history. They were…
"Footprints resembling those birds are found on red argillaceous sandstones in the valley of Connecticut…
"The old bridge of Brioude across the Allier in France. Montfaucon and Seguin speak of this as a Roman…
"The first form of hand-gun which could fairly be compared with the modern musket. those of earlier…
"A genus of palms, the most important species of which is the common Date Palm, the Palm Tree of Scripture,…
"A wood remarkable for its hardness, heaviness, and deep black color, is the heart-wood of different…
"Hero's Machine. The generation of steam from water by the application of heat, and the mechanical force…
A French Jacobin, born in Province, in 1755, of an ancient family; served as second lieutenant in the…
Three Dollars ($3.00) United States coin from 1854. Obverse has a left-facing indian head with a coronet…
Virginia Shilling (Shilling) Virginia Colony coin from 1774. Obverse has an image of a right-facing…
Trime (3 cents) United States coin from 1851. Obverse has the Union shield lying on top of a six-pointed…
Quarter (25 cents) United States coin from 1853. Obverse has the image of a Liberty seated beside a…
Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1853. Obverse has the image of a Liberty seated beside…
Trade Dollar ($1.00) United States coin from 1873. Obverse has a seated, left-facing Liberty holding…
Pence (1 pence) Rosa Americana Series coin. Obverse has a right-facing image of George I surrounded…
Two Pence (2 pence) Rosa Americana Series coin. Obverse not shown. Reverse shows an uncrowned rose with…
Half Pence (1/2 pence) Obverse has the image of an elephant. Obverse has a right-facing image of George…
Virginia Half Pence (half pence) Virginia Colony coin from 1773. Obverse has an image of a right-facing…
Hard Times Token (unknown) US coin. Obverse has a right-facing image of Andrew Jackson with the inscription…
Hard Times Token (unknown) US coin. Obverse has an image of the front of the Merchants Exchange surrounded…
Half Cent (1/2 cent) United States coin from 1809. Obverse has a left-facing profile of Liberty surrounded…
Cent (1 cent) United States coin from 1793. Obverse has a right-facing Liberty with LIBERTY above and…
Two Cent (2 cent) United States coin from 1864. Obverse has a shield on crossed arrows, surmounted by…
"The date is the fruit of a tall and graceful palm which shoots up a single straight stem to height…
The church foundations date back nearly nine hundred years, being created by Roger de Beaumont, 2nd…
Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422) was one of the most significant English warrior kings…
Founded in 1123 by Stephen, Count of Blois, it was built originally for the Order of Savigny. Located…
The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm in the genus Phoenix, extensively cultivated for its edible…
Westover Plantation is located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia.…
Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects of the suborder Ceasefire in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish…
Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects of the suborder Ceasefire in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish…
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge where the main load-bearing elements are hung from suspension…
An illustration of the fruit of a date palm, a date. The fruit is a drupe known as a date. They are…
An illustration of a portion of a date palm leaf. The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm in the…
George Washington meeting with the charming widow of Daniel Parke Custis, Mrs. Martha Dandridge Custis.…