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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Saint-Raymond Village

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Canoes on the Lake

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Metabetchouan Falls

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railroad...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railroad...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Man Posing on a Railroad Bridge

This image is part of a collection of 91 photographs taken between 1887 and 1890 by the Livernois Photography Studio of Quebec City. The photographs depict the development and economic expansion of...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Dominion Bridge Company Limited Railroad...

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Quebec and Lake Saint-John Railway: Train Crossing a Railroad Bridge

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Cherokee Phoenix, Volume 1, Number 12, May 14, 1828

The Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American newspaper. The Cherokee syllabary, or alphabet, was invented by Cherokee silversmith Sequoyah (circa 1770−1843) and adopted by the tribal government...

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Cherokee Phoenix, and Indians' Advocate, Volume 5, Number 22, May 18, 1833

The Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American newspaper. The Cherokee syllabary, or alphabet, was invented by Cherokee silversmith Sequoyah (circa 1770−1843) and adopted by the tribal government...

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Allied and Enemy Positions in the Sommerance Region. October 2, 1918

This U.S. Army map shows the situation in the Sommerance region of the Western front on October 2, 1918, a little more than a month before the end of World War I. The map, which identifies German...

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Map of Europe Showing Countries as Established by the Peace Conference at Paris

This map, published by National Geographic in 1920, shows the territorial changes in Europe brought about by World War I and agreed at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. As indicated in the key on...

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Presumed Enemy Order of Battle. October 7, 1918

This U.S. Army map from World War I shows the U.S. and opposing German lines and presumed enemy order of battle in the vicinity of Sommerance, France, on October 7, 1918. German forces are classified...

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Sketch 2. French Concentration, 1914. Schlieffen Plan

This map is a simplified illustration of the plan devised by Alfred, Graf von Schlieffen (1833–1913), Chief of the German Imperial General Staff, for winning a quick German victory in what became...

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Subject Nationalities of the German Alliance. From the Allies’ Peace Terms as...

In December 1916, President Woodrow Wilson of the United States, as the leader of the world’s most important neutral power, put forward a plan to end World War I with a “peace without victory.” Wilson...

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Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Map Showing Daily Position of Front Line

World War I ended with the entering into effect of the armistice at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918. The final chapter of the war began on September 26, when the British, French, Belgian, and American...

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A German Illustration of "Freedom of the Seas" in War Time

Freedom of the seas was a highly contentious issue during World War I. Great Britain, which enjoyed maritime superiority over Germany, used its navy to block the shipment of military and industrial...

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Order of Battle on Western Front. 11 a.m., November 11, 1918

World War I ended with the entering into effect of the armistice at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918. This map, drawn up at the headquarters of the General John J. Pershing, commander of the American...

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At the Opening of the Panama Canal

The construction of the Panama Canal, its opening to traffic in early 1914, and the Panama Pacific International Exposition, held in San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the completion of the canal, all...

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I'm Hangin' Out my Washin' on the Panama Canal

The construction of the Panama Canal, its opening to traffic in early 1914, and the Panama Pacific International Exposition, held in San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the completion of the canal, all...

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