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Background imageCannon Collection: View Of Iguazu Falls From Brazilian Side, Parana State, South America

View Of Iguazu Falls From Brazilian Side, Parana State, South America

Background imageCannon Collection: Cannon Beach, view from Ecola State Park, Oregon, USA

Cannon Beach, view from Ecola State Park, Oregon, USA

Background imageCannon Collection: Charge of the Light Brigade

Charge of the Light Brigade
Clouds billow, cannons roar, horses hooves thunder and men are asked to give their all in hand to hand combat of the battle field

Background imageCannon Collection: Naval Battle on the Mississippi, 1861 Civil War Engraving

Naval Battle on the Mississippi, 1861 Civil War Engraving
Engraving of the great Naval battle on the Mississippi, passage of the Second Division of the Federal Squadron past St

Background imageCannon Collection: Grand Harbour in Valetta

Grand Harbour in Valetta
The Grand Harbour in Valetta (Valletta) Malta

Background imageCannon Collection: Mountjoy at the boom

Mountjoy at the boom
Vintage engraving from 1875 showing the armed merchent ships the Mountjoy and Phoenix breaking through the boom at the Siege of Derry, which place in Ireland in 1689

Background imageCannon Collection: View from Upper Baracca Garden with Saluting Battery towards Grand Harbor and Three Cities

View from Upper Baracca Garden with Saluting Battery towards Grand Harbor and Three Cities
Fort St Angelo and Vittoriosa from Barracca Gardens and canon of the Saluting Battery

Background imageCannon Collection: Liberation Day, Cannon, War Equipment

Liberation Day, Cannon, War Equipment
1900s, 19th-century, 20, armed, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, black, black-and-white, black-white, cannon, cannon tube, cannons, cities, colouring, contemporary, copy, daylight, daytime

Background imageCannon Collection: Painting of the Execution of Indian Rebels by British Troops by Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin

Painting of the Execution of Indian Rebels by British Troops by Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin
A painting showing the execution of rebels from the Sepoy mutiny by cannon during British colonial rule

Background imageCannon Collection: Large Cannon

Large Cannon
Undated photo of a canon in the mud

Background imageCannon Collection: First Photo Of Union Army In Combat

First Photo Of Union Army In Combat
(Original Caption) First photo of Union Army in combat. Photograph by Mathew Brady, circa 1861

Background imageCannon Collection: Union Soldiers with Cannon

Union Soldiers with Cannon
(Original Caption) Portrait of four Civil War artillery officers grouped around a cannon in the vicinity of Fair Oaks, Virginia, June 1862. BPA2# 719

Background imageCannon Collection: Union Army Arsenal at City Point

Union Army Arsenal at City Point
(Original Caption) 1864-City Point, VA: View in City Point, VA, 1864, with arsenal cannons, ammunition of Union Army. Photograph by Mathew Brady. BPA2# 710

Background imageCannon Collection: Gunboat Doing Cannon Drill

Gunboat Doing Cannon Drill
(Original Caption) Dahlgren gun crew drill aboard the U.S. gunboat "Mendota." Photograph, 1864

Background imageCannon Collection: Mathew B. Brady W/Civil War Battery

Mathew B. Brady W/Civil War Battery
(Original Caption) 6/21/1864-Petersburg, Virginia: Mathew B. Brady (in straw hat) under fire with a battery near Petersburg

Background imageCannon Collection: Rear Admiral John Dahlgren

Rear Admiral John Dahlgren stands alongside one of his creations, a 50-pounder Dahlgren rifle gun, aboard the USS Pawnee in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, during the latter part of the Civil War

Background imageCannon Collection: Print After a Drawing of an Artillary Park by Leonardo da Vinci

Print After a Drawing of an Artillary Park by Leonardo da Vinci
1872-Greeley, Horace: Incident of Mr. Greeley's Western Tour. An enthusiastic citizen of Hamilton, Ohio, stops Mr. Greeley's carriage and presents his child to be kissed. Drawing

Background imageCannon Collection: Political Cartoon of Jefferson Davis As a Donkey

Political Cartoon of Jefferson Davis As a Donkey
(Original Caption) Jefferson Davis: Jeff sees the elephant. North and South- Jefferson Davis with quizzing glass and donkeys (Confederate troops). Elephant carries cannons. Undated political cartoon

Background imageCannon Collection: Cartoon Of Bostonians In Distress

Cartoon Of Bostonians In Distress
(Original Caption) The Bostonians in distress. Political cartoon

Background imageCannon Collection: Portuguese Revolution;Men Seated On Cann

Portuguese Revolution;Men Seated On Cann
(Original Caption) Portuguese Revolution: One of the Republican guns. Photograph

Background imageCannon Collection: Color Engraving of Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth

Color Engraving of Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCannon Collection: Painting of Confederate Soldiers at Fort Sumter

Painting of Confederate Soldiers at Fort Sumter
This scene shows Battery B at Fort Sumter, after the surrender of the Union forces on April 13, 1861

Background imageCannon Collection: Young Continental Holding Sword;Canon, Fl

Young Continental Holding Sword;Canon, Fl
(Original Caption) The young continental. The Spirit of 76. Colored lithograph by Currier and Ives

Background imageCannon Collection: United We Are Strong Allied War Poster

United We Are Strong Allied War Poster
The flags of the Allies of World War II encircle cannons firing against Axis powers in an inspirational poster that declares, "United we are strong, United we will win."

Background imageCannon Collection: George Washington Firing First Cannon

George Washington Firing First Cannon
(Original Caption) 10/9/1781-General George Washington firing the first gun at the British Works at Yorktown, October 9, 1781. Woodcut

Background imageCannon Collection: Cannon In Interior Of Turret

Cannon In Interior Of Turret
(Original Caption) Interior turret of the "Passaic". Undated engraving. BPA2# 238

Background imageCannon Collection: Color Engraving of Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth

Color Engraving of Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth during the Revolutionary War showing Molly Pitcher at cannon. Undated color engraving

Background imageCannon Collection: Shipment Of 100 Ton Gun/Woodcut

Shipment Of 100 Ton Gun/Woodcut
(Original Caption) Shipment of the 100-ton gun at the Elswick Ironworks, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Woodcut 1876, from the Illustrated London News

Background imageCannon Collection: Copy after Spirit of 76 by Archibald M. Willard

Copy after Spirit of 76 by Archibald M. Willard
"The Spirit of 76", detail of the painting by A. M. Willard. Undated color slide

Background imageCannon Collection: The Monitor and the Merrimac

The Monitor and the Merrimac
(Original Caption) The first battle between iron ships of war. The Monitor and the Merrimac. The latter was crippled and the whole rebel fleet driven off. From a colored lithograph. Undated

Background imageCannon Collection: George Washington and Marquis Lafayette at Valley Forge after Alonzo Chappel

George Washington and Marquis Lafayette at Valley Forge after Alonzo Chappel
George Washington meets with Marquis Lafayette at Valley Forge, where the Continental army suffered through the cold winter during the American Revolution. | After: Alonzo Chappel

Background imageCannon Collection: Germans, Austrians Pulling Cannon

Germans, Austrians Pulling Cannon
(Original Caption) Germans and Austrians preparing a Big Bertha. Undated photograph

Background imageCannon Collection: Political Cartoon Depicting the Monroe Doctrine

Political Cartoon Depicting the Monroe Doctrine
(Original Caption) Political cartoon depicting an opinion about the Monroe Doctrin with a quote by President Roosevelt stating, "This in reality entails no new obligation upon us

Background imageCannon Collection: Cannon Mounted on Train

Cannon Mounted on Train
(Original Caption) 1913-Mexico: Mexican Revolution of 1913. Photo shows a cannon mounted on a box car, which has changed hands three times

Background imageCannon Collection: Pancho Villa Directing Cannon Fire

Pancho Villa Directing Cannon Fire
(Original Caption) 11/1913-Mexico: Mexican Revolution of 1913. Photo shows Pancho Villa directing the first shot from cannon

Background imageCannon Collection: Troops Lined Up with Cannons

Troops Lined Up with Cannons
(Original Caption) 11/1913-Battle of Juarez, Mexico: Fighting begins with cannon fire from Pancho Villa's troops. Photo shows troops lined up with cannons at the ready

Background imageCannon Collection: Army Members Standing on Cannon

Army Members Standing on Cannon
(Original Caption) 1914-Panama Canal, Panama: Photo shows U.S. Army members standing on a large cannon

Background imageCannon Collection: Gladys Bauer Whitehouse with Cannon

Gladys Bauer Whitehouse with Cannon
(Original Caption) Mrs. Norman D. Whitehouse, in her new suffragette shop

Background imageCannon Collection: Carriage Driver with Barouche Above Halifax

Carriage Driver with Barouche Above Halifax
12/10/17-Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Harbor at Halifax

Background imageCannon Collection: Exterior of the Hotel Crillon

Exterior of the Hotel Crillon
(Original Caption) 1918-Paris, France- Picture shows the Hotel Crillon, the seat of the American Peace Commission

Background imageCannon Collection: Saudi Arabian Army Base Camp

Saudi Arabian Army Base Camp
(Original Caption) 8/12/1918-Hedjaz, Saudi Arabia- New Arab Army in base camp

Background imageCannon Collection: Aerial View Of Park Avenue

Aerial View Of Park Avenue
(Original Caption) 1919-New York, NY: Victory Way, Park Avenue

Background imageCannon Collection: Buster Keaton Standing in Front of Cannon

Buster Keaton Standing in Front of Cannon
(Original Caption) Buster Keaton standing in front of cannon in a scene from "The General." Undated movie still. BPA2# 4626

Background imageCannon Collection: Captured Boat in the Escondido River

Captured Boat in the Escondido River
(Original Caption) 2/5/1927-NicaraguaThe first photo to reach here, showing the schooner "Seven Stars" captured by the Sancasa Revolutionary forces of Nicaragua in the Escondido River

Background imageCannon Collection: Harvard Astronomer Annie J. Cannon at Work

Harvard Astronomer Annie J. Cannon at Work
Annie J. Cannon, curator of photographs at the Harvard College Observatory, is charged with the care of 300, 000 photographic plates of stars made by Harvard astronomers

Background imageCannon Collection: Meeting Of American Astronomical Society

Meeting Of American Astronomical Society
(Original Caption) 9/5/30-Chicago, Illinois: The mantle of Thales, Copernicus Tycho Brahe and Herschel has not fallen exclusively on the shoulders of men. Above are left to right Caroline E

Background imageCannon Collection: William Wallace Campbell and H. Bryant Bigelow

William Wallace Campbell and H. Bryant Bigelow
(Original Caption) 11/17/1931-New Haven, CT- William Wallace Campbell, Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences, presents medals to Miss Annie J. Cannon and Professor H

Background imageCannon Collection: Actresses Around Cannon with US Flags

Actresses Around Cannon with US Flags
(Original Caption) 6/27/1934-Hollywood, CA- Fourth of July cannons have no terrors for this group of Fox Film contract players, it would seem from their looks

Background imageCannon Collection: Annie Cannon Presenting an Award to Cecelia Gaposchkin

Annie Cannon Presenting an Award to Cecelia Gaposchkin
(Original Caption) An interesting ceremony in the Poanei Atrium Room at Franklin Museum here that shows Dr. Annie J. Cannon (left), donor of the award presenting the Annie J

Background imageCannon Collection: Vehicles Carrying Soldiers And Cannons

Vehicles Carrying Soldiers And Cannons
(Original Caption) 11/19/1936-Spanish Civil War. Reinforcing the national artillery during the advance toward Madrid. Photograph, 11/19/36

Background imageCannon Collection: Scene Of Fighting Between Japanese/Chine

Scene Of Fighting Between Japanese/Chine
(Original Caption) 8/4/1937-Shanghai, China: This scene, showing a Japanese marine gun crew poping shells into the Chapei District of Shanghai in the 1932 fracas

Background imageCannon Collection: Harvard University Professor Doctor Walter Cannon

Harvard University Professor Doctor Walter Cannon
(Original Caption) 10/11/1939-Doctor Walter B. Cannon, Professor of Physiology at Harvard University

Background imageCannon Collection: Boy (6-7) with Military Toys

Boy (6-7) with Military Toys
(Original Caption) 10/21/1940-New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Nick Tasallo, four & one-half, plays with the set of war toys at the annual preview of the Toy Association here

Background imageCannon Collection: Soldiers Gathered Around Pack Cannon

Soldiers Gathered Around Pack Cannon
(Original Caption) 11/12/1947-Yingpan, Manchuria: Ready for firing by Nationalist troops in a Yingpan backyard is a 91 mm. pack cannon, developed in the U.S. for mountain fighting

Background imageCannon Collection: The Three Stooges as Soldiers

The Three Stooges as Soldiers
(Original Caption) The Three Stooges in Civil War Confederate uniforms, holding cannonballs, and straddling a cannon

Background imageCannon Collection: Soldiers Fire Cannons During Invasion

Soldiers Fire Cannons During Invasion
(Original Caption) 10/1983- Grenada: A group of United States soldiers firing their cannon. The cannon in the background is partially obscured by the smoke from the cannon in the foreground

Background imageCannon Collection: Soldiers Loading Cannon

Soldiers Loading Cannon
(Original Caption) 10/1983-Grenada: Close-up of United States soldiers loading a shell into the still smoking breech of a cannon during the United States invasion of the island of Grenada

Background imageCannon Collection: US Soldiers Firing a Cannon

US Soldiers Firing a Cannon
(Original Caption) 10/1983-Grenada: United States soldiers fire a cannon during the United States invasion of the island of Grenada

Background imageCannon Collection: US Marines Fire Cannon Under American Flag

US Marines Fire Cannon Under American Flag
(Original Caption) 10/27/1983- Point Salinas, Grenada- The Stars and Stripes fly over a dirt embankment as soldiers man 105mm Howitzers along the airport runway 10/27. Filed 10/28/1983

Background imageCannon Collection: Admiral Porter Leaning On A Cannon

Admiral Porter Leaning On A Cannon
(Original Caption) Admiral David Dixon Porter (1780-1843), American naval officer who conceived the idea of running the forts at the mouth of the Mississippi and capturing the city of New Orleans

Background imageCannon Collection: Cannon At Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

Cannon At Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
(Original Caption) Cannon at the Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. Undated photograph

Background imageCannon Collection: Union Army Private W.C. Arnold

Union Army Private W.C. Arnold
(Original Caption) Private W. C. Arnold of the Union Army. Undated photograph by Mathew Brady

Background imageCannon Collection: Pirate Kidd Swings Bucket at Crew Members

Pirate Kidd Swings Bucket at Crew Members
Pirate Captain Kidd swinging bucket at crew member

Background imageCannon Collection: Americans Firing Into Chinese City Gates

Americans Firing Into Chinese City Gates
(Original Caption) Chinese Boxer Rebellion: American artillery firing into the gates of a Chinese City. Photograph, ca. 1900

Background imageCannon Collection: Portuguese Revolution; Rebels W/ Guns

Portuguese Revolution; Rebels W/ Guns
(Original Caption) Portuguese Revolution: Rebel artillery with their guns. Photograph

Background imageCannon Collection: General Electric Artillery Plant

General Electric Artillery Plant
(Original Caption) Erie, PA: General Electric Plant. Undated photo

Background imageCannon Collection: General Electric Artillery Plant

General Electric Artillery Plant
(Original Caption) Erie, PA: Scene at General Electric Plant in Erie, PA. undated Photo

Background imageCannon Collection: Spirit of 76 by Archibald M. Willard

Spirit of 76 by Archibald M. Willard
"The Spirit of 76". Painting by A.M. Willard. Undated photograph. BPA2#5145

Background imageCannon Collection: Japanese Soldiers And Artillery In Field

Japanese Soldiers And Artillery In Field
(Original Caption) Shanting, China: Japanese artillery and soldiers in Shanting. Undated phtograph

Background imageCannon Collection: Portrait of Physiologist Walter Bradford Cannon

Portrait of Physiologist Walter Bradford Cannon
H/S close up of Cannon

Background imageCannon Collection: Cannon Galleries in the Great Siege Tunnels

Cannon Galleries in the Great Siege Tunnels
Originally, these holes were used as ventilation windows for miners inside the Rock of Gibraltar. Soon after, it was realized that these vents would make excellent embrasures for guns

Background imageCannon Collection: Sepoy Rebellion

Sepoy Rebellion (1857-1858): Execution of rebellious Sepoys by the English

Background imageCannon Collection: Woodcut Illustration of the Battle of Nordlingen in Bavaria

Woodcut Illustration of the Battle of Nordlingen in Bavaria
Thirty Years War: Battle of Nordlingen, Bavaria, in which the Swedish army under Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar and Marshal Horn was defeated

Background imageCannon Collection: Civil War Soldiers Standing Near Cannons

Civil War Soldiers Standing Near Cannons
(Original Caption) 1864-City Point, VA- City Point, Virginia, 1864, during the Civil War. Also identified as Yorktown, VA. in 1862

Background imageCannon Collection: Illustration of General Lewis Armistead at the Battle of Gettysburg

Illustration of General Lewis Armistead at the Battle of Gettysburg
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. PICKET'S CHARGE ON CEMETARY HILL, JULY 3, 1863.UNDATED COLORED ENGRAVING

Background imageCannon Collection: Boys Celebrating The Fourth Of July

Boys Celebrating The Fourth Of July
(Original Caption) Picture shows "The Glorious Fourth of July - The First Gun - Time 5AM." Undated illustration

Background imageCannon Collection: Contraband Workers During Civil War

Contraband Workers During Civil War
(Original Caption) Engraving with the caption "MORNING MUSTERING OF THE CONTRABAND AT FORTRESS MONROE, ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR DAY'S WORK

Background imageCannon Collection: American Revolutionary Patriot at Post

American Revolutionary Patriot at Post
A Currier and Ives lithograph features an American revolutionary officer or soldier holding up his sword and an American flag marked "1776" as he mans his cannon

Background imageCannon Collection: Taking of the Bastille by Pierre Gabriel Berthault after Jean-Louis Prieur

Taking of the Bastille by Pierre Gabriel Berthault after Jean-Louis Prieur
(Original Caption) The people taking possession of the Bastille, July 14, 1789. Engraving after Prieur. BPA2# 4149

Background imageCannon Collection: Temperance Crusade Almanac, 1875

Temperance Crusade Almanac, 1875
(Original Caption) Propaganda almanac for the Temperance Crusade of 1875. Illustration depicts a woman breaking open a bottle-shaped cannon labeled "RUM." Dated 1875

Background imageCannon Collection: Illus/Fort Sumter Under Attack/Civil War

Illus/Fort Sumter Under Attack/Civil War
(Original Caption) Illustration shows the "Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Batteries of the Confederate States, April 13, 1861." Undated

Background imageCannon Collection: Illustration of the Battle of New Orleans

Illustration of the Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815, two weeks after the War of 1812 had ended. Andrew Jackson's leadership in the battle brought him fame with the American people

Background imageCannon Collection: Illustrated European Political Cartoon

Illustrated European Political Cartoon
(Original Caption) Picture shows a political cartoon by Frank Leslie illustrated for the newapaper. All quiet on the Danube. Turkey to Russia. "Why don't you come across?" Undated

Background imageCannon Collection: Color Illustration Of Ulysses S. Grant Seated

Color Illustration Of Ulysses S. Grant Seated
(Original Caption) Hand colored illustration of President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) when he was a General in the Union Army in the Civil War



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