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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) AJACCIO. PLACE DE GAULLE (OR PLACE DU DIAMANT). FACING THE SEA, THE MONUMENT (1865) DEDICATED TO NAPOLEON AND HIS FOUR BROTHERS BUILT ON THE PLANS OF VIOLET-LE-DUC. KINGS JOSEPH AND LOUIS CARRY THE SCEPTER. PRINCE LUCIEN IS DRESSED IN A TOGA AND HOLDS A VOLUME AS IF TO RECALL HIS MAGISTRACY. KING JEROME, DEFENDER OF THE EMPEROR UNTIL THE LAST HOUR, LIKE A SOLDIER, HOLDS THE SWORD. SIX SCULPTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF THIS MONUMENT Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) AJACCIO. PLACE DE GAULLE (OR PLACE DU DIAMANT). FACING THE SEA, THE MONUMENT (1865) DEDICATED TO NAPOLEON AND HIS FOUR BROTHERS BUILT ON THE PLANS OF VIOLET-LE-DUC. KINGS JOSEPH AND LOUIS CARRY THE SCEPTER. PRINCE LUCIEN IS DRESSED IN A TOGA AND HOLDS A VOLUME AS IF TO RECALL HIS MAGISTRACY. KING JEROME, DEFENDER OF THE EMPEROR UNTIL THE LAST HOUR, LIKE A SOLDIER, HOLDS THE SWORD. SIX SCULPTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF THIS MONUMENT Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) AJACCIO. PLACE DE GAULLE (OR PLACE DU DIAMANT). FACING THE SEA, THE MONUMENT (1865) DEDICATED TO NAPOLEON AND HIS FOUR BROTHERS BUILT ON THE PLANS OF VIOLET-LE-DUC. KINGS JOSEPH AND LOUIS CARRY THE SCEPTER. PRINCE LUCIEN IS DRESSED IN A TOGA AND HOLDS A VOLUME AS IF TO RECALL HIS MAGISTRACY. KING JEROME, DEFENDER OF THE EMPEROR UNTIL THE LAST HOUR, LIKE A SOLDIER, HOLDS THE SWORD. SIX SCULPTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF THIS MONUMENT Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) AJACCIO. PLACE DE GAULLE (OR PLACE DU DIAMANT). FACING THE SEA, THE MONUMENT (1865) DEDICATED TO NAPOLEON AND HIS FOUR BROTHERS BUILT ON THE PLANS OF VIOLET-LE-DUC. KINGS JOSEPH AND LOUIS CARRY THE SCEPTER. PRINCE LUCIEN IS DRESSED IN A TOGA AND HOLDS A VOLUME AS IF TO RECALL HIS MAGISTRACY. KING JEROME, DEFENDER OF THE EMPEROR UNTIL THE LAST HOUR, LIKE A SOLDIER, HOLDS THE SWORD. SIX SCULPTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF THIS MONUMENT Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Bordeaux

Illustration - Bordeaux

FRANCE. GIRONDE (33) BORDEAUX. PLACE DE LA BOURSE, INAUGURATED IN 1749, WITH THE FOUNTAIN OF THE THREE GRACES CREATED BY VISCONTI IN 1865 Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

(230619) -- WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

(230619) -- WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen with the White House in the background during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

(230619) -- WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen with the White House in the background during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

(230619) -- WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JUNETEENTH-COMMEMORATION

(230619) -- WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen with the White House in the background during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-DALLAS-JUNETEENTH-CELEBRATION

U.S.-DALLAS-JUNETEENTH-CELEBRATION

(230618) -- DALLAS, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two organizers speak at a Juneteenth celebration event in Dallas, Texas, the United States, on June 17, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)

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U.S.-DALLAS-JUNETEENTH-CELEBRATION

U.S.-DALLAS-JUNETEENTH-CELEBRATION

(230618) -- DALLAS, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a Juneteenth celebration march in Dallas, Texas, the United States, on June 17, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)

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Zoo in Russia's St. Petersburg hosts event for animal mothers

STORY: Zoo in Russia's St. Petersburg hosts event for animal mothers DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Leningrad Zoo and animals 2. various of "Mothers of the Zoo" theme event STORYLINE: Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia, held an event themed "Mothers of the Zoo" on Wednesday to introduce mothers in the animal world. Founded in 1865, Leningrad Zoo is the oldest zoo in Russia. Today, it's the second-largest zoo in Russia, with 2,000 animals from 410 species. In the special tour arranged by the zoo, visitors were able to interact with animals, learning how animals take care of their cubs from the animal experts. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

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Record reveals Shinsengumi struggled in summer heat

Record reveals Shinsengumi struggled in summer heat

KYOTO, Japan - A woman shows a temple record in Kyoto on Sept. 2, 2014, which revealed that Hijikata Toshizo, deputy commander of the Shinsengumi security force for the Edo shogunate, asked Nishi-Hongwanji, a Buddhist temple where the force was stationed between March 1865 to June 1867 in Kyoto, to provide more space for its members to give them relief from the scorching summer heat.

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Records show exchanges between Hijikata, temple

Records show exchanges between Hijikata, temple

KYOTO, Japan - The Hongwanji research center in Kyoto discloses on Sept. 2, 2014, documents including records of exchanges between Hijikata Toshizo, deputy commander of the Shinsengumi security force for the Edo shogunate, and Nishi-Hongwanji, a Buddhist temple where the force was stationed between March 1865 to June 1867 in Kyoto.

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Modern ukiyo-e artist refreshes old masters' works

Modern ukiyo-e artist refreshes old masters' works

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2014 in Kyoto shows one of ukiyo-e artist Inuki Tachihara's reproductions of the seven-part series "Oatari Kyogen" (Smash Hit Farces) by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Titled "Kan Shojo" -- the nickname of Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), the work uses a bright shade of red to represent anger. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the premises of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa on May 15 as the annual Sanja Festival, one of the metropols' three major festivals dating back to the Edo period (1600-1865), climaxes with a parade of some 100 mikoshi (portable shrines).

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Paris' department store Printemps Haussmann unveils Christmas windows 2022

STORY: Paris' department store Printemps Haussmann unveils Christmas windows 2022 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:30 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Christmas window unveiling ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ISABELLE HUPPERT, Actress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): VALERIE CUTER, Fashion designer STORYLINE: The French department store Printemps Haussmann unveiled its Christmas windows 2022 on Wednesday. The unveiling ceremony was hosted by Isabelle Huppert and Naomi Campbell, alongside Jean-Marc Bellaiche, CEO of Printemps. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ISABELLE HUPPERT, Actress "I'm really happy with the Christmas windows. They are very beautiful, they have string puppets and they are very creative. Printemps Haussmann has been making Christmas windows since 1865, the first Christmas windows in Paris, and the theme of the puppets is different every year. This year it's a circus, which is very cute. Merry Christmas." For more than 155 years, Printemps has been the ultimate shopping

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Native American tribe concerns over impact of U.S. largest lithium mine on culture heritage

STORY: Native American tribe concerns over impact of U.S. largest lithium mine on culture heritage DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in the remote north of Nevada 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MYRON SMART, Descendant of Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DORANDA HINKEY, Member of People of Red Mountain STORYLINE: Standing on the entrance of the planned Thacker Pass lithium mine in the remote north of Nevada, the largest known lithium deposit in the United States, Myron Smart, a Native American tribe member, expressed his great concern over the harm the mine would bring to his homeland and culture. "Thacker Pass is sacred to our people. Some of our ancestors were massacred in Thacker Pass," the 59-year-old Native American told Xinhua, pointing to the direction where the massacre happened in 1865. The planned Thacker Pass lithium mine has drawn strong resistance

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Renovated museum recounts Egyptian postal history throughout ages

STORY: Renovated museum recounts Egyptian postal history throughout ages DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:54 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian Postal Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HEBA BARAKAT, Adviser to the head of Egypt's postal authority for museum affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HEBA BARAKAT, Adviser to the head of Egypt's postal authority for museum affairs STORYLINE: The old-style, palace-like building of the renovated Egyptian Postal Museum in the heart of downtown Cairo is home to thousands of items recounting the country's postal history from the times of ancient Egypt until the modern Egyptian mail service established in the 19th century. When the museum was officially inaugurated by King Farouk of Egypt in 1940, it was only one hall and a passage with 1,250 exhibited items in this very same building of Egypt's first postal authority, which was established in 1865. But today after its renovation and development over the past three years, the museum

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U.S.-NEW YORK-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

U.S.-NEW YORK-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

(220620) -- NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a celebration of Juneteenth in Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, June 19, 2022. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

U.S.-NEW YORK-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

(220620) -- NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a celebration of Juneteenth in Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, June 19, 2022. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

(220620) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a celebration of Juneteenth in San Francisco, the United States, June 18, 2022. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

(220620) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a celebration of Juneteenth in San Francisco, the United States, June 18, 2022. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

(220620) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a celebration of Juneteenth in San Francisco, the United States, June 18, 2022. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

(220620) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a celebration of Juneteenth in San Francisco, the United States, June 18, 2022. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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Rochester, Castle from the River c1865

Rochester, Castle from the River c1865

Rochester, Castle from the River c1865 Date: 1865

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Stokesay, the Castle from the Churchyard c1865

Stokesay, the Castle from the Churchyard c1865

Stokesay, the Castle from the Churchyard c1865 Date: 1865

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Reading, Broad Street c1905

Reading, Broad Street c1905

Reading, Broad Street c1905 Date: 1865

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Buxton, Hall Gardens c1865

Buxton, Hall Gardens c1865

Buxton, Hall Gardens c1865 Date: 1865

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Borrowdale, Castle Crag c1865

Borrowdale, Castle Crag c1865

Borrowdale, Castle Crag c1865 Date: 1865

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Blowing the Feather

Blowing the Feather

Party guests play a game of Blowing the Feather where they all try their best to keep a feather afloat in the air. Date: 1865

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Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), English writer.1929

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Rossini, Gioachino Antonio 1792 - 1868

Rossini, Gioachino Antonio 1792 - 1868

Gioachino Antonio Rossini. Italian composer in Paris in 1865 Date: 1792 - 1868

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H.M.S Curacoa 1865

H.M.S Curacoa 1865

Conflicts with the savages of the New Hebrides, South Pacific Ocean. Boats of the Curacoa landing sailors and marines. A landing party of 180 seamen and marines, commanded by Captain Dent, disembarked without opposition. Date: August 12th 1865

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H.M.S Curacoa 1865

H.M.S Curacoa 1865

Conflicts with the savages of the New Hebrides, South Pacific Ocean.H.M.S Curacoa shelling the native villages on the island of Tanna.On the 12th August, the ship opened fire with shell and rockets on the bush containing the hostile villages. Midshipman Mr. Cecil Foljambe provided illustrations of the affair for the Illustrated London News.August 12th 1865

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King George V

King George V

King George V (1865 - 1936) printed to celebrate the king's recovery from illness in 1929. Date: 1865 - 1936

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Rosalind Stanley and sister Kate Stanley

Rosalind Stanley and sister Kate Stanley

Portrait of Rosalind Stanley (1845 - 1921) and her sister Kate Stanley (1846 - 1874). Painting by Edwin Long (1829 - 1891) Date: circa 1865

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YEVGENI BAUR

YEVGENI BAUR

YEVGENI BAUR RUSSIAN FILM DIRECTOR AND WRITER YEVGENI BAUR

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Confectioner makes, sells salt rice cracker on Tokyo shopping street

Confectioner makes, sells salt rice cracker on Tokyo shopping street

A confectioner makes and sells flavored "shio-okaki" salt rice crackers in a corner of Mamegen, a shop established in 1865, on a shopping street in Tokyo's time-honored Azabu Juban district on March 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dutch-built steamship marks 150th anniv. since launch

Dutch-built steamship marks 150th anniv. since launch

Takamitsu Enomoto (far R), a great-grandson of Enomoto Takeaki who was on board the steamship Kaiyo Maru when it was launched in Dordrecht in the Netherlands in 1865, and others look at a plate at a former shipyard in the western Dutch city on Oct. 30, 2015. They gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the launch of the vessel, which was one of Japan's first modern warships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actors of "Matterhorn Story" play receive ovation from audience

Actors of "Matterhorn Story" play receive ovation from audience

Actors of the "Matterhorn Story" outdoor play receive an ovation from the audience in Riffelberg, Switzerland, on Aug. 6, 2015. The play was performed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 4,478-meter Alpine mountain's first ascent by Briton Edward Whymper and his team in July 1865. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Descendants of Swiss climber recall 1865 Matterhorn tragedy

Descendants of Swiss climber recall 1865 Matterhorn tragedy

Joseph Taugwalder (L) and his son David, descendants of Peter Taugwalder Sr. who survived a fall during the first ascent on the Matterhorn in 1865, talk about the tragedy in Riffelberg, Switzerland, on Aug. 6, 2015. The 4,478-meter Alpine peak is seen behind them in the distance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north-northeast from the southwestern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. There is a tea house on the other side of the bridge. The quality of the photo tinting is poor.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐20‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north from the southern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. There is a tea house on the other side of the bridge. The quality of the photo tinting is poor.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐32‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking north from the southern edge of Kogetsu Pond. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. Called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape, the bridge bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period, but no flowers are visible here. Poles to support the branches of pine trees rise from the pond. The branches of a willow tree extend from the west bank.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐27‐0]

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Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Nishi Otani Entsu-kyo Bridge

Enzu-kyo Bridge at Nishi Otani Temple, looking west from the edge of the bridge. Made of stone, the bridge was built in 1865. It was called Spectacles Bridge because of its shape and bustled with people who came here to view the red and white lotus flowers from the end of the Edo to the Meiji Period. There are women and children standing along one of the bridge's railings. In the far back are private houses and people visiting the temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐23‐0]

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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

The stone lantern in the foreground was donated by the sugar wholesalers of Edo in 1862, and it still stands at present. A wooden torii gate stands in the centre, and behind it are the Kaguraden and the Jogu Romon (upper shrine gate). An illustration in the February 11, 1865 issue of The Illustrated London News and the art of Renjo Shimooka indicate that the Niomon gate at the torii existed until the end of the Edo Period. This photograph may have been taken around the beginning of the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐19‐0]

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A samurai warrior drawing water from a well

A samurai warrior drawing water from a well

A samurai warrior drawing water from a well==Date:1865-1866, Place:unknown, Photo:Paul Champion, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Sawing wood

Sawing wood

One of a series of stereographs entitled China and Japan by B.K., a Paris publisher. This photograph was taken by Frenchman Paul Champion in either 1865 or 1866. There is another photograph taken at the same time and entitled Japanese at Mealtime in Yokohama.==Date:1865-1866, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Paul Champion , (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number70‐16‐0]

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