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Journey to a Vanished Fisherman’s Paradise

Queen Elizabeth II's 1957 North America tour. history

See Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II Touring North America

Grand Canyon National Park in color, 1947. destinations

The Grand Canyon: Stunning Color Photographs From 1947

The Inca Ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, 1945 destinations

See Photos of Machu Picchu Before It Became a Major Tourist Attraction

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Before and After D-Day: Color Photos From England and France

Armed forces of new state are built on Haganah militia. Members are shown here riding trucks down Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway to go into action near Bab el Wad. history

Born Under Fire: Rare Photos From the Birth of Israel

Royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace: (l. to r.) King George VI, Princess Margaret Rose, unidentified, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mother Mary after wedding of Elizabeth and Philip. people

Elizabeth and Philip: Photos From the Royal Wedding, 1947

Spiritual simplicity was Mies' aim in designing the Illinois Tech Chapel. Maintaining the basic campus pattern, he insisted on flat-roofed rectangle but provided brick walls to give the chapel a sense of privacy and solitude. Steel mullions of the facade echo shape of the cross above the altar arts & entertainment

Mies van der Rohe and the Poetry of Purpose

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