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Quaker Star

This red and black star has been used as a symbol of Quaker service since the late 19th century unofficially, and was officially adopted (with some changes) by the American Friends Service Committee [1] in 1917. Another variation on it is used by the…

John Kimber

Painting of slave ship captain John Kimber who was accused of murdering slaves onboard his ship

An Old time schooner.

Photo shows the schooner Hattie Hutt - built in Saugatuck, MI., 1873, wrecked 1929; a Great Lakes vessel). Source: Charles Seavey, 2015)

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman, full-length portrait, seated in chair, facing front, probably at her home in Auburn, New York

"Moses" Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman, full-length portrait, standing with hands on back of a chair

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right

Frederick Douglass appealing to President Lincoln and his cabinet

"Frederick Douglass appealing to President Lincoln and his cabinet to enlist Negroes," mural by William Edouard Scott, at the Recorder of Deeds building, built in 1943. 515 D St., NW, Washington, D.C.

HIST 4426 Group Presentations

Photographs taken of all four student groups presenting their topics.

Russian Battleship

The Russian flagship Tsarevitch passing HMS Victory, ca. 1915.

German Submarines (U-Boats)

German submarines in a harbor, the caption, in German, says "Our U-Boats in a harbor." Front Row (left to right): U-22, U-20 (the sub that sank the Lusitania), U-19, and U-21. Back Row (left to right): U-14, U-10, and U-12.