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  • The Genie de la Liberte (Spirit of Freedom), 1833, by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, a gilded statue on a gilded globe crowning the Corinthian capital of the Colonne de Juillet (July Column), 1835-40, by Jean-Antoine Alavoine and Joseph-Louis Duc, at the Place de la Bastille, 11th arrondissement, Paris, France. The winged figure of liberty is crowned with a star, holds the torch of civilization and his broken chains. The July Column commemorates the Revolution of 1830 and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses, the 3 days of 27‚??29 July 1830 that saw the fall of King Charles X of France and the commencement of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silhouette of the Genie de la Liberte (Spirit of Freedom), 1833, by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, crowning the Corinthian capital of the Colonne de Juillet (July Column), 1835-40, by Jean-Antoine Alavoine and Joseph-Louis Duc, at the Place de la Bastille, 11th arrondissement, Paris, France. The winged figure of liberty is crowned with a star, holds the torch of civilization and his broken chains. The July Column commemorates the Revolution of 1830 and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses, the 3 days of 27‚??29 July 1830 that saw the fall of King Charles X of France and the commencement of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the distance is downtown Manhattan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Génie de la Liberté (Spirit of Freedom), by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, crowning the Corinthian capital of the Colonne de Juillet (July Column), 1840, Jean-Antoine Alavoine and Joseph-Louis Duc, Place de la Bastille, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonne de Juillet (July Column), 1840, Jean-Antoine Alavoine and Joseph-Louis Duc, Place de la Bastille, Paris, France. The column is engraved in gold with the names of Parisians who died during the revolution and topped by the Génie de la Liberté (the Spirit of Freedom), by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon, on Omaha Beach, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Downtown Manhattan seen from New York Harbor, New York, NY, USA. In the centre is One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13, the tallest building in the USA. This is flanked by the buildings of the World Financial Center. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Downtown Manhattan seen from New York Harbor, New York, NY, USA. On the left is One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13, the tallest building in the USA. This is flanked by the buildings of the World Financial Center. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Downtown Manhattan seen from New York Harbor, New York, NY, USA. In the centre is One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13, the tallest building in the USA. This is flanked by the buildings of the World Financial Center. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the distance is downtown Manhattan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Downtown Manhattan seen from New York Harbor, New York, NY, USA. On the left is One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13, the tallest building in the USA. This is flanked by the buildings of the World Financial Center and on the right with the green roof is the Trump Building at 40 Wall St. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flag flying on Ellis Island, and behind, downtown Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. In the centre is One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13, the tallest building in the USA. Also seen are the buildings of the World Financial Center and the Four Seasons Hotel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Downtown Manhattan seen from New York Harbor, New York, NY, USA. In the centre is One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13, the tallest building in the USA. This is flanked by the buildings of the World Financial Center. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Genevieve brings the condemned men to the king, who grants them freedom, stained glass window, by Alfred Gerente, 1821-68, after designs by Steinhel, depicting the Legend of St Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, in the cloister, rebuilt 1845-50 in Neo Gothic style during restoration by Lassus and Viollet-le-Duc, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Condemned men brought before the king, who grants them freedom, stained glass window, by Alfred Gerente, 1821-68, after designs by Steinhel, depicting the Legend of St Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, in the cloister, rebuilt 1845-50 in Neo Gothic style during restoration by Lassus and Viollet-le-Duc, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon, on Omaha Beach, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon, on Omaha Beach, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. On the right is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. In the centre is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. At the bottom is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13 and opened 2014, on the site of the World Trade Center which was destroyed in the terrorist attack of 11th September 2001, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. The building is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, and the 6th tallest in the world. It forms part of the new World Trade Center complex, which includes 5 skyscrapers and the  National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the skyscrapers of Downtown Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge, which spans the East River, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, designed by John Augustus Roebling and opened in 1883, in New York, New York, USA. It was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed and one of the oldest bridges in the US. In the centre is One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13 and opened 2014, on the site of the World Trade Center which was destroyed in the terrorist attack of 11th September 2001, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. The building is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, and the 6th tallest in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skyscrapers in Downtown Manhattan, and behind, the needle on top of One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13 and opened 2014, on the site of the World Trade Center which was destroyed in the terrorist attack of 11th September 2001, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. The building is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, and the 6th tallest in the world. It forms part of the new World Trade Center complex, which includes 5 skyscrapers and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower, designed by David Childs and built 2006-13 and opened 2014, on the site of the World Trade Center which was destroyed in the terrorist attack of 11th September 2001, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. The building is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, and the 6th tallest in the world. It forms part of the new World Trade Center complex, which includes 5 skyscrapers and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Trois Glorieuses, painting, after 1830, by Merry-Joseph Blondel, 1781-1853, French painter, in Le MUDO, or the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, Picardy, France. The painting represents a female allegory of Power, wearing an oak leaf wreath, waving the tricolore flag and holding a laurel wreath, symbolising the victory of the French people in restoring freedom in the July Revolution of 1830. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking past a section of the Berlin Wall painted by Jolly Kunjappu entitled Dancing to Freedom, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Many of the artworks are now damaged by graffiti. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Liberty, or Liberty Enlightening the World, copper neoclassical statue by Auguste Bartholdi with internal metal framework by Gustave Eiffel, inaugurated 28th October 1886, on Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The statue was a gift of friendship from France to the USA and symbolises freedom and democracy. The statue and island are listed as a National Monument and managed by the National Parks Service. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Omaha Beach, aerial view, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandy, France. On the right is the Les Braves War Memorial, commemorating American soldiers killed on 6th June 1944, 2004, by Anilore Banon. The sculpture represents the Wings of Hope, Rise to Freedom, and Wings Of Fraternity. It was commissioned by the French government to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Omaha Beach is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 29th and 1st Infantry Divisions landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man walking past a section of the Berlin Wall painted by Jolly Kunjappu entitled Dancing to Freedom, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Many of the artworks are now damaged by graffiti. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reproduction of New York’s Statue of Liberty, in the Lobby of the Biblioteca Publica Arus, established 1895 by Rossend Arus, in his house designed by Bonaventura Bassegoda i Amigo on the Passeig de Sant Joan, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The library is open to the public and contains over 80,000 works, specialising in freemasonry and social politics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Life of St Peter, detail of Peter rescued from prison by an angel, bay 107a, stained glass window, 1230-35, in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shackles and chains, 18th century, used on slaves when on land, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. On the left is a deed of liberation of a slave on the Ile de Goree, Senegal, 17th February 1789, signed by Francois Blanchot de Verly, 1735-1807, governor of Senegal. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deed of liberation of a slave on the Ile de Goree, Senegal, 17th February 1789, signed by Francois Blanchot de Verly, 1735-1807, governor of Senegal, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. This document frees a slave who denounced a revolt in Goree, occupied by the French from 1674, an important stopover for slave ships. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Liberty of Poetry, 1883, sculpture by Pio Fedi, monument to Italian poet and patriot Giovanni Battista Niccolini at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, in the exhibition 'Sisters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy to New York, New York', in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Lemba, an African pirate and slave rebel leader in the 16th century, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Lemba, an African pirate and slave rebel leader in the 16th century, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Lemba, an African pirate and slave rebel leader in the 16th century, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Lemba, an African pirate and slave rebel leader in the 16th century, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of San Jacinto, detail, 1895, by Henry McArdle, 1836-1908, in the Senate, in the Texas State Capitol, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The painting depicts the conflict and chaos as 800 Texans defeat Santa Anna's 1,600 Mexican Army soldiers on April 21st, 1836, ending the Texas Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Texas African American History Memorial, detail of emancipated slaves, bronze sculpture by Ed Dwight, erected 2016 by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The sculpture depicts the history of African Americans in Texas from the 1500s onwards, including Hendrick Arnold, Barbara Jordan and Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Texas African American History Memorial, detail of emancipated slaves, bronze sculpture by Ed Dwight, erected 2016 by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The sculpture depicts the history of African Americans in Texas from the 1500s onwards, including Hendrick Arnold, Barbara Jordan and Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Framed portrait of Maurice Marechal, founder of Le Canard Enchaine, in the editorial offices of the newspaper, photograph. The photograph is in the collection of the Archives du Canard Enchaine. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 2771, 58th year, published 5th December 1973, with headline 'Oh! Marcellin, quelle Watergaffe!', in reference to the Affaire des Plombiers, with the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire and Raymond Marcellin accused of spying on the offices of Le Canard Enchaine. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Journalists from Le Canard Enchaine playing cards at the Cafe du Cadran in Paris, c. 1930, photograph, with (right) Maurice Marechal and his wife Jeanne Marechal, (opposite) Henri Monnier and (centre) Jules Rivet, copyeditor of the newspaper. The photograph is in the collection of the Archives du Canard Enchaine. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 2000, 40th year, published 18th February 1959, with the headline 'La Fiscalite par la Joie' and poem celebrating the 2000th edition of the newspaper. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1838, 37th year, published 11th January 1956, with headlines and cartoons referring to Pierre Poujade, whose party won 52 seats in the 1956 election. The newspaper's title has been changed to Le Canard Empoujade, as Poujadism was on the ascendance. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 2012, 40th year, published 13th May 1959, on the anniversary of the Algiers Putsch of 1958, with cartoons of crowds marching towards a trap door and the headline, 'General, nous voila! La grande parade du 13 mai'. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1212, 24th year, published 20th September 1939 during WWII, with blank spaces as evidence of imposed military censorship. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1211, 24th year, published 13th September 1939 during WWII, with blank spaces with scissors symbols symbolising imposed military censorship. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 915, 19th year, published 10th January 1934, with cartoon by Guilac and headlines referring to the Stavisky Affair, the death of the embezzler Alexandre Stavisky and an alleged government cover-up. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1065, 21st year, published 25th November 1936, with headlines referring to the suicide of politician Roger Salengro, who had been accused of desertion during WWI. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 915, 19th year, published 10th January 1934, with cartoon by Guilac and headlines referring to the Stavisky Affair, the death of the embezzler Alexandre Stavisky and an alleged government cover-up. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 946, 19th year, published 15th August 1934, with a satirical cartoon entitled 'Le Concours de Plage du Canard' and the headline 'Les Joies des Vacances', celebrating the holiday absences of politicians. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Dechaine (the newspaper's headline was briefly changed to this after WWI to celebrate the end of military censorship of the press), issue number 176 & 177, 4th year, published 12th & 19th November 1919, with headline, 'La France a vote' (France has voted) and a map of France filled with political figures, referring to the legislative election, the first election after WWI, held on 16th and 30th November 1919. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 201, 5th year, published 5th May 1920, with a cartoon by Guilac featuring a chained duck and a headline 'Le Canard de nouveau enchaine', as the newspaper's title reverted to its original from the brief period it was called Le Canard Dechaine after WWI to celebrate the end of military censorship of the press. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1, 1st year, published 10th September 1915 during WWI, with a cartoon featuring a clown with the headline 'Pour faire un Journal en 1915'. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1, published 5th July 1916 during WWI, with a cartoon by H P Gassier depicting a chained duck. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by  Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 159, 4th year, published 16th July 1919, with a full-page cartoon by Lucien Laforge featuring crowds of animals and foreigners leaving the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and a headline 'Down with German militarism, Long live French militarism'. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'esclavage affranchi, detail, with a freed slave and allegory of liberty, c. 1848, oil on wood, by Nicolas Louis Francois Gosse, 1787-1878, French artist, in Le MUDO, or the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, Picardy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sleeping position of slaves in the pack, showing the cramped position the slaves were forced to adopt in the slave ship, illustration from the Illustrated London News, 20th June 1857, engraving after a photograph. In April 1857 a British naval vessel captured the slave ship Zeldina and brought it to Port Royal, Jamaica, freeing the 370 survivors of the 500 Africans who boarded in Angola 46 days earlier. The slaves had been kept in appalling squalid conditions, which were outlined in a letter to the editor which accompanied several illustrations. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Slaves at Fort Augusta, Port Royal, Jamaica, illustration from the Illustrated London News, 20th June 1857, engraving after a photograph.  In April 1857 a British naval vessel captured the slave ship Zeldina and brought it to Port Royal, freeing the 370 survivors of the 500 Africans who boarded in Angola 46 days earlier. The slaves had been kept in appalling squalid conditions, which were outlined in a letter to the editor which accompanied several illustrations. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Slaves packed below and on deck, showing the cramped position the slaves were forced to adopt in the slave ship, illustration from the Illustrated London News, 20th June 1857, engraving after a photograph. In April 1857 a British naval vessel captured the slave ship Zeldina and brought it to Port Royal, Jamaica, freeing the 370 survivors of the 500 Africans who boarded in Angola 46 days earlier. The slaves had been kept in appalling squalid conditions, which were outlined in a letter to the editor which accompanied several illustrations. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental mosaic on the facade of the National Historical Museum or Muzeu Historik Kombetar entitled 'The Albanians', depicting the people marching for independence, Tirana, Albania. The museum, on Skanderbeg Square or Sheshi Skenderbej, was inaugurated 28th October 1981 and is the largest museum in Albania, built in soviet communist style. Tirana was founded by the Ottomans in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini and became the capital of Albania in 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jan Hus Memorial by Ladislav Saloun, inaugurated 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus' martyrdom, Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic. Hus, born 1370, was an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. He believed that Catholic mass should be given in the vernacular and Hus was burned at the stake in 1415. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of The Jan Hus Memorial by Ladislav Saloun, inaugurated 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus' martyrdom, Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic. Hus, born 1370, was an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. He believed that Catholic mass should be given in the vernacular and Hus was burned at the stake in 1415. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sylvester stepping out of prison holding his book, welcomed by the Pope and 2 clerics. Section of St Sylvester leaving prison from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of trees and pond inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of trees and pond inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below inside la grande voliere (the large aviary), a steel latticework domed structure, built in 1888 for the Exposition Universelle (Universal Exposition) of 1889, in the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flame of Liberty, or Flamme de la Liberte, a replica of the torch held by the Statue of Liberty in New York, installed in 1989 on the Place de l'Alma, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. While the sculpture was a gift to France symbolising Franco-American friendship, given by the International Herald Tribune on its 100th anniversary, it has become unofficially known as the Princess Diana memorial, as it stands above the road tunnel where she died in a car crash in 1997. Tourists from around the world visit the sculpture, attach love locks and lay flowers in her memory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flame of Liberty, or Flamme de la Liberte, a replica of the torch held by the Statue of Liberty in New York, installed in 1989 on the Place de l'Alma, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. While the sculpture was a gift to France symbolising Franco-American friendship, given by the International Herald Tribune on its 100th anniversary, it has become unofficially known as the Princess Diana memorial, as it stands above the road tunnel where she died in a car crash in 1997. Tourists from around the world visit the sculpture, attach love locks and lay flowers in her memory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Texas African American History Memorial, detail of emancipated slaves, bronze sculpture by Ed Dwight, erected 2016 by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The sculpture depicts the history of African Americans in Texas from the 1500s onwards, including Hendrick Arnold, Barbara Jordan and Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maurice Marechal and his wife Jeanne Marechal, founders of Le Canard Enchaine, and a framed portrait of Maurice Marechal, in the editorial offices of the newspaper, photograph. The photograph is in the collection of the Archives du Canard Enchaine. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Page 3 of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1209, 24th year, published 30th August 1939, with cartoons and headlines referring to the imminent outbreak of WWII, and a blank space with cartoon of person cutting with scissors, symbolising imposed censorship. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1209, 24th year, published 30th August 1939, with the headline 'Anastasie reprend du service', a reference to the imposition of military censorship on the eve of the outbreak of WWII. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 945, 19th year, published 8th August 1934, with cartoon by Henri Monnier and the headline 'Le Marechal Hindenburg etait un grand ami de la France'. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 944, 19th year, published 1st August 1934, with a cartoon featuring a skeleton soldier at a war cemetery and the headline, 'La Commemoration n'est pas le guerre', commenting on 20 years since the start of the First World War. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Dechaine, issue number 172, 4th year, published 15th October 1919, with satirical cartoons featuring ducks and a headline, 'Le Canard est dechaine' (the newspaper's headline was briefly changed to this after WWI to celebrate the end of military censorship of the press). Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave auction in Richmond, Virginia, America, in 1859 or 1860, from Le Monde Illustre, March 1861, engraving after a drawing by Bourcier. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave auction in Richmond, Virginia, America, in 1859 or 1860, from Le Monde Illustre, March 1861, engraving after a drawing by Bourcier. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Group of slaves on the parade, Fort August, Port Royal, Jamaica, illustration from the Illustrated London News, 20th June 1857, engraving after a photograph. In April 1857 a British naval vessel captured the slave ship Zeldina and brought it to Port Royal, freeing the 370 survivors of the 500 Africans who boarded in Angola 46 days earlier. The slaves had been kept in appalling squalid conditions, which were outlined in a letter to the editor which accompanied several illustrations. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Berlin Wall depicting the painting Mauerspringer by Gabriel Heimler of a man jumping over the Berlin Wall, damaged by graffiti, part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km long section of the Wall on Muhlenstrasse painted in 1990 on its Eastern side by 105 artists from around the world, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manumissions, inscriptions recording the freeing of slaves in honour of the god Asclepius, in the parados or side entrance of the Roman theatre, 2nd century AD, built over an earlier 4th century BC Greek theatre, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. Butrint was founded by the Greek Chaonian tribe and was a port throughout Hellenistic and Roman times, when it was known as Buthrotum. It was ruled by the Byzantines and the Venetians and finally abandoned in the Middle Ages. The ruins at Butrint were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaque marking the spot where, in 1836 at the Battle of the Alamo, Lieutenant Colonel William Barret Travis drew a line in the ground with his sword and said, 'Those prepared to give their lives in freedom’s cause come over to me', at the Alamo Mission, or Mission San Antonio de Valero, a Spanish catholic colonial mission and church built in 1744, to spread Christianity and improve education among Native Americans, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The Battle of the Alamo took place here in 1836 during the Texas Revolution, when Mexican troops under Santa Anna killed the Texian soldiers occupying the mission. The mission is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza Historic District and forms part of the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Having returned home, the younger son is dressed by a servant in fine new clothes. The cloak represents baptism or rebirth, the sandals freedom and the ring renewed alliance, from the Parable of the Prodigal Son stained glass window, in the north transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window follows the parable as told by St Luke in his gospel. It is thought to have been donated by courtesans, who feature in 11 of the 30 sections. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Alois Jirasek, 1851-1930, Czech writer, by Karl Pokorny, Czech sculptor, in Jirasek Square outside the house Jirasek lived in 1903-30, Prague, Czech Republic. Jirasek was a teacher and author of historical novels and plays imbued with faith in his nation and in progress toward freedom and justice. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription above the Gate of Mazeus and Mythridates, 40 AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The gate with 3 passageways to the right of the Library of Celsus was built by the slaves Mazeus and Mythridates for their emperor, Augustus, who gave them their freedom. Here we see a Greek inscription above the arch and a relief of Tyche, goddess of fortune and prosperity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Diable, or the Devil, card no. 15, sculpture in Il Giardino dei Tarocchi, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle, 1930-2002, based on the esoteric tarot, at Pescia Fiorentina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The devil represents magnetism, energy, sex, the loss of personal freedom and addiction. Niki de Saint Phalle begun the project in 1979 and it opened in 1998, holding 22 monumental sculptures of the Greater Mysteries of the tarot. The sculptures are made from concrete and covered in ceramic and mirrored mosaic pieces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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