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Background imageCorpse Collection: Battle Of Thermopylae

Battle Of Thermopylae
Persian archers kill the last of the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC

Background imageCorpse Collection: Engraving of Florence During a 14th-Century Plague

Engraving of Florence During a 14th-Century Plague
(Original Caption) Italy: Plague of Florence in the 14th century as described by Giovanni Boccaccio

Background imageCorpse Collection: O Grave where is thy Victory by Jan Toorop

O Grave where is thy Victory by Jan Toorop
(Original Caption) "O Grave where is thy victory, " a painting by Dutch Symbolist painter, Jan Toroop (1858-1928)

Background imageCorpse Collection: Abraham Lincoln's Body on Display at New York City Hall

Abraham Lincoln's Body on Display at New York City Hall
Official escorts stand alongside the body of Abraham Lincoln, which lays in an open coffin, on display for public viewing inside New York City Hall

Background imageCorpse Collection: Family Washing Corpse for Burial

Family Washing Corpse for Burial
(Original Caption) Japan- Manners and customs: Washing a corpse for burial. Undated photograph

Background imageCorpse Collection: Jesse James in His Coffin

Jesse James in His Coffin
(Original Caption) 4/1882-St. Joseph, MO: Jesse James, famed frontier desperado in his coffin. Taken by A. A. Hughes, St. Joseph, Mo. April, 1882

Background imageCorpse Collection: Interior Of Morgue At Bellvue Hospital

Interior Of Morgue At Bellvue Hospital
(Original Caption) 1890-New York, NY: Interior of morgue at Bellevue Hospital

Background imageCorpse Collection: Egyptian Mummy

Egyptian Mummy
(Original Caption) Egyptian mummy found in a tomb near Cairo. Undated photograph. BPA2# 1026

Background imageCorpse Collection: Big Foot Lying in Snow Near Soldiers

Big Foot Lying in Snow Near Soldiers
(Original Caption) "Big Foot, " the leader of the Sioux tribe, lies frozen on the battlefield of Wounded Knee, South Dakota

Background imageCorpse 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 imageCorpse Collection: Engraving by John J. Crew After Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor by Abraham Cooper

Engraving by John J. Crew After Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor by Abraham Cooper
(Original Caption) Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor. Leading a charge after being wounded in his right arm

Background imageCorpse Collection: Female Medical Students Dissecting Cadavers

Female Medical Students Dissecting Cadavers
Female medical students dissect cadavers during anatomy class at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageCorpse Collection: First Blow for Liberty by Felix Octavius Carr Darley

First Blow for Liberty by Felix Octavius Carr Darley
American colonials defend their homesteads against the British Army

Background imageCorpse Collection: Drawing Depicting Egyptian Embalmers, Mummy and Coffin

Drawing Depicting Egyptian Embalmers, Mummy and Coffin
Embalmers bandaging mummy while assistant prepared coffin. Colored wash drawing

Background imageCorpse Collection: Dove Sent Forth From the Ark by Gustave Dore

Dove Sent Forth From the Ark by Gustave Dore
(Original Caption) The Dove sent forth from the Ark. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Undated

Background imageCorpse Collection: Liberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix

Liberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix
(Original Caption) Delacroix, E.. The Barricade (July 28, 1830) Paris, Louvre. BPA2# 4130

Background imageCorpse Collection: Detail of English in Retreat from The Bayeux Tapestry

Detail of English in Retreat from The Bayeux Tapestry
(Original Caption) Tapestry of Queen Mathilde. The Battle of Hastings, October 14, 1066. The English running away. BPA2# 5548

Background imageCorpse 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 imageCorpse Collection: Provost Guards Attacking the Rioters Woodcut Color Print

Provost Guards Attacking the Rioters Woodcut Color Print
(Original Caption) Draft riots in New York, July 13-16, 1863. "Provost Guards Attacking the Rioters." Undated woodcut

Background imageCorpse Collection: The Battle of Bunker Hill Lithograph

The Battle of Bunker Hill Lithograph
A 19th-century lithograph based on the painting The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbull

Background imageCorpse Collection: Engraving After The Battle of Chippewa by Alonzo Chappel

Engraving After The Battle of Chippewa by Alonzo Chappel
This engraving is a copy of the original painting by Alonzo Chappel

Background imageCorpse Collection: Engraving of Plague Victims During the Siege of Leiden

Engraving of Plague Victims During the Siege of Leiden
Victims of the plague during the 1574 Siege of Leiden by the Spaniards

Background imageCorpse Collection: Engraving of the Death of a Vampire

Engraving of the Death of a Vampire
Death of a vampire, by driving a wooden stake into its heart. Undated engraving.BPA2# 3117

Background imageCorpse Collection: Palette of Narmer

Palette of Narmer
(Original Caption) Egyptian Implements Second Dynasty. Palette of King Narmer; Slate.Original found at Hierakohpolis, is now at the Cairo Museum. BPA 2# 5361

Background imageCorpse Collection: Battle Of Camden - Death of De Kalb Print

Battle Of Camden - Death of De Kalb Print
A print showing the death of Baron Johann De Kalb during the Battle of Camden, based on an original 19th-century painting by Alonzo Chappel

Background imageCorpse Collection: Pieta by Michelangelo

Pieta by Michelangelo
Michelangelo's Pieta. Rome, Basilica of St. Peter. Undated photograph

Background imageCorpse Collection: Jacob Adler in Film Still with Actress

Jacob Adler in Film Still with Actress
(Original Caption) 1914-Movie still from the movie "Michael Strogoff" with the title role played by Jacob Adler

Background imageCorpse Collection: Parade of Corpses

Parade of Corpses
(Original Caption) 11/23/1925-Damascus, Syria: Parade of Corpses in Damascus, during the French-Syrian War

Background imageCorpse Collection: Guglielmo Marconi on His Death Bed

Guglielmo Marconi on His Death Bed
Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless, on his death bed in Rome on July 30, 1937. He is clad in his uniform as president of the Royal Italian Academy

Background imageCorpse Collection: Come On! Buy More Liberty Bonds Poster by Walter Whitehead

Come On! Buy More Liberty Bonds Poster by Walter Whitehead
(Original Caption) USA: Come On! Buy More Liberty Bonds

Background imageCorpse Collection: Death of Gangster Abe Reles at Half Moon Hotel

Death of Gangster Abe Reles at Half Moon Hotel
The body of Abe Reles a member of Murder Incorporated who had provided evidence against fellow gangsters lies on the extension where it landed after a fall from the sixth floor window of the Half

Background imageCorpse Collection: Bombed Japanese Frigate at Sea

Bombed Japanese Frigate at Sea
(Original Caption) 04/13/1945-South China Sea: The bodies of Japanese sailors are scattered about the deck of this enemy frigate

Background imageCorpse Collection: Incan Mummy

Incan Mummy
This photo shows a Peruvian "mummy" from the grave of an ancient Inca tribe

Background imageCorpse Collection: Newspaper Illustration of William Marcy Tweed Portraying Richard III by Thomas Nast

Newspaper Illustration of William Marcy Tweed Portraying Richard III by Thomas Nast

Background imageCorpse Collection: Political Illustration Depicting Irish Assassin

Political Illustration Depicting Irish Assassin
(Original Caption) Under False Colors. The noble cause of Irish freedom is retarded and disgraced by such deeds as this; and the assassin is repudiated by every good Irishman

Background imageCorpse Collection: Color Illustration of Crab-Spider Eating a Bird

Color Illustration of Crab-Spider Eating a Bird
(Original Caption) Crab-Spider, or Matoudou, eating a bird

Background imageCorpse Collection: An Unrestrained Demon Illustration

An Unrestrained Demon Illustration
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: "An unrestrained demon." A lightbulb "demon" is displayed as a menace to people on the street. Undated illustration

Background imageCorpse Collection: Blessing Of Remains Of Napoleon

Blessing Of Remains Of Napoleon
(Original Caption) Blessing of Napoleon's remains at St. Helena before the return to France. Painting by N. Maurier. Undated illustration

Background imageCorpse Collection: Engraving of a 17th-Century Plague Hospital in Vienna

Engraving of a 17th-Century Plague Hospital in Vienna
(Original Caption) Vienna Plague Hospital at the time the city was under siege by the Turks, 1679. Copper engraving

Background imageCorpse Collection: Political Cartoon Depicting Naturalization Mill

Political Cartoon Depicting Naturalization Mill
(Original Caption) Political cartoon from the New York Tribune, with the original caption, "M'Cunn manufactures Citizens at the rate of 8 a minute

Background imageCorpse Collection: Detail of an Illustration of an Aztec Sacrifice from the Codex Magliabecchi

Detail of an Illustration of an Aztec Sacrifice from the Codex Magliabecchi
An illustration of an Aztec priest offering the beating human heart of a sacrifice victim to the war god Huitzilopochtli. From the Codex Magliabecchi, created ca. 1600-1650

Background imageCorpse Collection: Painting of U.S. Army Soldiers in Action near Mezy by Harry Everett Townsend

Painting of U.S. Army Soldiers in Action near Mezy by Harry Everett Townsend
(Original Caption) U.S. Army in action near Mezy (Marne River Area), France, July 1918, during World War I

Background imageCorpse Collection: Fifteenth Century Anatomy Lesson

Fifteenth Century Anatomy Lesson
(Original Caption) 1493- Anatomy lesson of the 15th Century. The lecturer reads from Galen while the teacher points to respective parts of the body. Illustration from Deketham, Anatomia, 1493

Background imageCorpse Collection: Dr. Martin Luther King Lying in State

Dr. Martin Luther King Lying in State
(Original Caption) The body of slain Negro leader Dr. Martin Luther King lies in state at a local funeral home here on April 5th

Background imageCorpse Collection: Damage Done to Pieta by Michelangelo Buonarroti

Damage Done to Pieta by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelo's sculpture was seriously damaged by a hammer-wielding Hungarian resident of Australia, Laszlo Toth. | Located in: St. Peter's Basilica

Background imageCorpse Collection: A Confederate Dies

A Confederate Dies
Real-life war hero Audie Murphy (1924 - 1971) plays a Unionist soldier covering the body of a Confederate soldier with his flag in a scene from the film The Red Badge Of Courage

Background imageCorpse Collection: The Mummy

The Mummy
1932: Boris Karloff (1887 - 1969) plays the evil mummy encased in his sarcophagus in the film The Mummy, (aka Cagliostro, Im-Ho-Tep or King of the Dead)

Background imageCorpse Collection: Old Germanic burial, earth burial with jewellery

Old Germanic burial, earth burial with jewellery
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, against white background, archive, background light, background light-colored, background plain, background plain-colored, background plain-coloured, background white

Background imageCorpse Collection: The display of Victor Hugos body under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

The display of Victor Hugos body under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
1, 1900s, 19th-century, 1st, arc de triomphe, arch, arches, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, copy, corpse, dead bodies, dead body, deserted, digital, digitally, display

Background imageCorpse Collection: Rock Tomb of Darius I in Naqsh-e Rostam

Rock Tomb of Darius I in Naqsh-e Rostam
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, burial ground, burial site, burial sites, cemeteries, contemporary, copy, corpse, darius, darius the i, dead bodies

Background imageCorpse Collection: Cemetery at Lake Starnberg, Bavaria

Cemetery at Lake Starnberg, Bavaria
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, alpine landscape, animals, arts, bavarian, bayern, belief, believer, believers, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, burial ground

Background imageCorpse Collection: In the world now alone, mourning woman stands in the cemetery in front of the grave of her deceased man

In the world now alone, mourning woman stands in the cemetery in front of the grave of her deceased man
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, adult female, adult woman, alone, black, black-and-white, black-white, burial ground, burial site, burial sites, cadaver, carcass, carcasses

Background imageCorpse Collection: The Campo Santo Cemetery in Pisa

The Campo Santo Cemetery in Pisa
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, animals, black, black-and-white, black-white, burial ground, burial site, burial sites, cadaver, carcass, carcasses, cemeteries, central italy, contemporary, corpse

Background imageCorpse Collection: Cholera in Palermo, 1835. Men in uniform pick up a corpse in the street and place it on a cart

Cholera in Palermo, 1835. Men in uniform pick up a corpse in the street and place it on a cart
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, center, centers, centre, cities, city center, city centre, complaint, complaints, contagious, contemporary, copy

Background imageCorpse Collection: The Capuchin Crypt of Palermo, Le Catacombe dei Cappuccini

The Capuchin Crypt of Palermo, Le Catacombe dei Cappuccini
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, abbey, abbeys, ample, atmospheric, building, buildings, burial chamber, burial ground, burial site, burial sites, capuchin crypt, capuchin monasteries

Background imageCorpse Collection: Petrified Veins

Petrified Veins
circa 1955: A skeleton in the Capella Sansevero, an ancient Italian church which has been turned into a private museum of anatomical petrification

Background imageCorpse Collection: Battle Of Omdurman

Battle Of Omdurman
British soldiers prepare to fire on a Sudanese warrior who bears the Black Flag of the Mahdists during the Battle of Omdurman in the Sudan, 2nd September 1898

Background imageCorpse Collection: Hindoo Rite Of Suttee. The Widow Burnt With Her Husbands Corpse

Hindoo Rite Of Suttee. The Widow Burnt With Her Husbands Corpse
Illusttration of a Hindoo Rite Of Suttee. The Widow Burnt With Her Husbands Corpse

Background imageCorpse Collection: Corpse flower (Rafflesia patma)

Corpse flower (Rafflesia patma)
Illustration of a Corpse flower (Rafflesia patma)

Background imageCorpse Collection: After The Battle

After The Battle
1898: British troops march past the Mahdis tomb at Omdurman in the Sudan, after their victory in the Battle of Omdurman on 2nd September 1898


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