In vultures, the head and neck are bare, the beak is long and curved at the tip, legs are powerful,…
Horseshoe crabs represent an order called Xiphosura, from the fact that the end of the abdomen is furnished…
Birds of Paradise are allied to the crows and found mainly in New Guinea. The king bird has beautiful…
Arthur is about to be slain by the great Knight Pellinore but as he raises his sword against Arthur,…
"Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, born in Bucks County, Pa., in 1842, died near King and Queen's Courthouse,…
"King mackeral is also called kingfish. It is distinguished from other mackeral by weught, by its bluer…
Sing a Song of Sixpence. The king was in his counting-house, counting out his money.
"General King, born in New York city, January 26th, 1814, died there, October 13th, 1876, was graduated…
"Presentation of colors to the Twentieth United States [African American] Infantry, Colonel Bartram,…
After arriving at the King of Brobdingnag's court, Gulliver is analyzed by three of the King's scholars.
Gulliver sitting in a chair, having a conversation with the King of Brobdingnag.
Genus sarcoramphus, a large vulture found in the tropical regions of the Americas, sometimes…
"The funeral cortege, at boston, Mass., of the Sixth Massachusetts soldiers killed at Baltimore. The…
An impressive South American species of fly-catcher, with a transverse crest of reddish-fawn feathers.
"King George III, king of England during the old Confederation."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895
"Benjamin Franklin managed men, the whilom printer, king's postmaster-general for America, discoverer,…
Fort Miller fording-place. This was the crossing-place for the armies; and there are still to be seen…
Found in the Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, the king duck strongly resembles the…
Also known as the pantagonian penguin, the king penguin is found in the far southern latitudes of South…
Caughnawaga church. This old church, now (1848) known as the Fonda Academy, under the management…
"The Province House. The Province House, the residence of the colonial governors, is still standing,…
"View at King's Mountain battle-ground. This view is from the foot of the hill, whereon the hottest…
"View at King's Bridge. This view is from the southwest side of the stream, from near the tide-mill.…
"The Death of Caesar. Naturaly such extraordinary success made him enemies, and though the city seemed…
"Tomb of Godfrey de Bouillon. During the Crusades, the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099. The conquered lands…
"Canterbury Cathedral, which was a key place during the contest with King John. In the quarrel with…
"William the Conqueror (1066-1087), as represented on his seal. Although William really ruled 'as king…
"Death of Becket. During the early years of the reign Thomas A. Becket, as the king's chancellor, had…
"Charles V ruled over wider dominions than any European sovereign since Charlemagne. He belonged to…
"Henry VIII (1509-1547) came to the throne in 1509, inheriting a vast treasure which he owed to the…
"Gustavus Adolphus entered Germany at the head of 16,000 men. Among some of the Protestants there was…
"The age of Louis XIV. during the reign of Louis XIV, the son and successor of Louis XIII (1643-1715),…
"Charles I (1625-1649) was a far abler ruler than his father. He was a man of greater courage and more…
"Frederick II (The Great, 1740-1786). The young Frederick had been brought up in a rough school. His…
"George III (1760-1815). The first two Hanoverian kings were ignorant of English politics and obliged…
"Garibaldi was a patriot who started up a revolt in Sicily and took possession of the island, then passed…
"Stamp from the Stamp Act. The first direct issue of importance between the colonies and England came…
"Stamp from the Stamp Act. The first direct issue of importance between the colonies and England came…