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Columbus Departs Spain

Date: 1655
Description: Christopher Columbus begins his first expedition, 1492.
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Columbus Meets with a Cacique in Marien Province, Haiti

Date: 1655
Description: Encounter with Indians during Christopher Columbus' first expedition in 1492.
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Columbus Is Sent Back to Spain a Prisoner with His Brother Bartholomew

Date: 1655
Description: Scene on Hispaniola in 1500, when Columbus was forced to return to Spain after a new adminstrator had arrived.
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Vespucci Arrives in Paria; Customs of the Indians

Date: 1655
Description: Scene from the Vespucci Expedition, 1499.
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Surprise Attack on the Lake City of Aruba

Date: 1655
Description: Battle during the Vespucci Expedition, 1499.
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Dragons Chained for Later Roasting

Date: 1655
Description: Scene from the Vespucci Expedition, 1499.
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Indians Fight Invaders

Date: 1655
Description: Battle during the Vespucci Expedition, 1499.
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Vespucci on the Island of Giants, Curacao

Date: 1655
Description: Scene from Vespucci Expedition, 1499.
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Indians Take Revenge on the Priests

Date: 1655
Description: Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) was an Italian from Milan who spent the years 1541-1556 in the New World. His observations of Spanish imperialism were publish...
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Spanish Massacre French

Date: 1655
Description: Scene from Laudonnière Expedition in Florida, ca. 1565.
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Francis Drake's Hat Stolen by Indians near Rio de la Plata

Date: 1655
Description: Scene from Drake Expedition near Rio de la Plata, Brazil, ca. 1578.
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Captain John Smith Saved by Pochahontas

Date: 1655
Description: Scene from the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, 1607.
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Captain John Smith Taken Prisoner by the French during a Storm at Sea

Date: 1655
Description: Scene from near Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, 1615.
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Governor Kohler and Austrian Chancellor Figl

Date: 05 21 1952
Description: Governor Walter Kohler, (left) chats with Chancellor Leopold Figl, Austrian Chancellor, during the latter's visit to Madison. Dr. Figl, on a 16-day visit t...
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Overseas Press Club of America Menu

Date: 02 26 1942
Description: Front cover and menu page from the program for the Third Annual Dinner of the Overseas Press Club of America for Anti-Axis Solidarity, with an illustration...

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