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Collection of images representing the French Revolutions of 1789-1799 and 1848. Images include lithographs, oil on canvas pantings, prints, ink and chalk drawings, and engravings. Collection includes some images depicting the notable events of the storming of the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, and the executions of important revolutionary figures and monarchs; such as Queen Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI, and Maximilien Robespierre.

The German garrison of Windhoek, besieged by the Herero, South-West Africa, 1904. Disputes between German settlers and indigenous Herero herdsmen over access to land and water led to an uprising and bloody conflict known as the Herero Wars. The war culminated in a genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples, many of whom were driven into the desert and left to starve, with their wells poisoned. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st February 190... The German garrison of Windhoek, besieged by the Herero, South-West Africa, 1904. Disputes between German settlers and indigenous Herero herdsmen over access to land and water led to an uprising and bloody conflict known as the Herero Wars. The war culminated in a genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples, many of whom were driven into the desert and left to starve, with their wells poisoned. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st February 1904. Show more Show less

Photo of an attack perpetrated by the Shining Path group, in Lima, Peru, 17 July 1992. The Shining Path group has been fighting for 21 years today and has led to the deaths of more than 30,000.