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Professor Steffens rouses his audience to fight for freedom, 8 February 1813, (1936)

Professor Steffens rouses his audience to fight for freedom, 8 February 1813, (1936). Professor Steffens Begeistert Seine Zuhorer Fur Den Freiheitskrieg, 8 Februar 1813'. Physics professor Henrik Steffens (1773-1845) was a Norwegian-born Danish philosopher, scientist, and poet who lectured in Germany. Steffens enlisted in the Prussian Army as a second lieutenant during the Battle of Leipzig (1813). From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

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Alberto Santos-Dumont landing his airship number 9 in Longchamp, Paris, 1903

Alberto Santos-Dumont landing his airship number 9 in Longchamp, Paris, 1903. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 19th June 1903. Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was an early pioneer of aviation. He initially focused on airship design, famously flying around the Eiffel Tower in a dirigible in 1901, but later switched to building fixed-wing aircraft. His exploits gained him celebrity status in a world fascinated by the possiblities of aviation

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Embarkation of the Marines at Brest for Madagascar, 1883

Embarkation of the Marines at Brest for Madagascar, 1883. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War (Hova being the name of the island's Merina aristocrats), seeking to restore property that had been confiscated from French residents. Prior to the French intervention Madagascar was an independent kingdom ruled by the Merina dynasty, but by the end of the Second Franco-Hova War in 1896 France ruled the island as a protectorate, the monarchy had been abolished and the royal family exiled to Algeria

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