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1928 burial garment catalog.

headpiece, necklace, and earrings are made of beads from quahog shells, known today as wampum. "Ninigret is dressed in a breechcloth, leggings, shoes, and cape made of animal hides. High moccasins—from the Narragansett word mohkussunash—protect his…

A cast iron bootjack in the shape of a scantily clad woman.

Navajo Code Talkers Peter Macdonald (left) and Roy Hawthorne participated in a ceremony Nov. 10, 2010, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. to pay tribute to veterans and to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

Sign reading "Entering Navajo Reservation U.S. Dept. Interior"

This Cuban propaganda poster produced by OSPAAAL (Organization of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America) features Richard Nixon as a fanged bird ripping the heart from Indochina with his talons.

Hunting scene and amusements of the Rocky Mountains and prairies of America.

John Ogilby’s 1671 map of Maryland is oriented with north to the right, reflecting the purpose of chart design for ship captains approaching the entrance at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Ogilby’s map is significant because it is the first to name…

Map of Virginia