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Background imageCourage Collection: The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates

The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates
Some of the thirteen apprentice boys of Derry (also known as Londonderry) who shut the gates of the Protestant Irish city against a Jacobite (Catholic) army who then laid siege in 1688-89

Background imageCourage Collection: Battle Of Thermopylae

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

Background imageCourage Collection: March of Roger's Rangers by Frederick Remington

March of Roger's Rangers by Frederick Remington
Roger's Rangers was a militia led by American frontier soldier Robert Rogers during the French and Indian War, 1754-63

Background imageCourage Collection: Jesus Walks on Water

Jesus Walks on Water
Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 - May 24, 1872)

Background imageCourage 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 imageCourage Collection: Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat

Digital image sequence of pilot sitting in ejection seat, explosive charge forcing seat from aircraft, pilot floating in sky suspended from parachute

Background imageCourage Collection: Ancient Egypt warrior army

Ancient Egypt warrior army
Illustration of a Ancient Egypt warrior army

Background imageCourage Collection: Tandem skydivers, Waldviertel, Austria

Tandem skydivers, Waldviertel, Austria

Background imageCourage Collection: 19th Amendment Votes for Women Illustration

19th Amendment Votes for Women Illustration
Illustration promoting votes for women with hand drawn lettering

Background imageCourage Collection: Blind and Deaf Laura Dewey Bridgman Handling Her Craft

Blind and Deaf Laura Dewey Bridgman Handling Her Craft
(Original Caption) USA: Laura Dewey Bridgman (1829-1889). American blind deaf mute. Harvard University

Background imageCourage Collection: Washington Crossing The Delaware by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Washington Crossing The Delaware by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
1851-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: "Washington Crossing the Delaware, " (1851) oil on canvas painted by Emanuel Leutze (1816-1868). Color slide. BPA2# 5892

Background imageCourage Collection: Lady Lion Tamer Caged with Lion

Lady Lion Tamer Caged with Lion
(Original Caption) 1897-Lady lion tamer caged with lion

Background imageCourage Collection: Lithograph of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Charging San Juan Hill

Lithograph of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Charging San Juan Hill
A lithograph showing Theodore Roosevelt riding with the Rough Riders during their charge of San Juan Hill, near Santiago de Cuba, on July 1, 1898

Background imageCourage Collection: Black Student Taunted By White Youths

Black Student Taunted By White Youths
(Original Caption) Charlotte, NC: A crowd of youths taunts Dorothy Geraldine Counts, 15, as she walks to a previously all-white Harding High School to enroll

Background imageCourage Collection: Cowboy on rearing horse

Cowboy on rearing horse

Background imageCourage 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 imageCourage Collection: Weapons for Liberty Liberty Loan Poster by Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Weapons for Liberty Liberty Loan Poster by Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Advertisement for "USA Bonds-Third Liberty Loan Campaign Boy Scouts of America-Weapons for Liberty."

Background imageCourage Collection: Drawing of William Travis Leading His Military Company by Norman Price

Drawing of William Travis Leading His Military Company by Norman Price

Background imageCourage Collection: Cowboy Lassoing Renegade Oxen

Cowboy Lassoing Renegade Oxen
(Original Caption) American Beef. Cowboys checking a stampede

Background imageCourage Collection: Martin Forbisher Sailing Down Northen Bay

Martin Forbisher Sailing Down Northen Bay
(Original Caption) Woodcut from Martin Frobisher, Navigatio in regiones occidents. Nuremberg, 1580. Forbisher's voyage to the Northern Bay (hudson Straits)

Background imageCourage 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 imageCourage Collection: Engraving of Molly Pitcher Loading Cannon at the Battle of Monmouth

Engraving of Molly Pitcher Loading Cannon at the Battle of Monmouth
During the US Revolutionary War, Molly Pitcher (1753-1832) took her husband's place at the cannon on June 28, 1778, after he collapsed from exhaustion on the battle field at Monmouth, New Jersey

Background imageCourage Collection: William L. Kenly Standing with Air Force Aces

William L. Kenly Standing with Air Force Aces
Three aces from the American Air Force stand proudly with William L. Kenly, the Chief of the United States Air Service. Left to right: Captain Douglas Campbell; Major General William L

Background imageCourage 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 imageCourage Collection: Molly Pitcher Loading Cannon

Molly Pitcher Loading Cannon
(Original Caption) Molly Pitcher (Mary McCauley), 1754-1832. American Revolutionary heroine, is shown at the Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778, loading a cannon. After a painting by C.Y. Turner

Background imageCourage Collection: Fight or Buy Bonds Poster by Howard Chandler Christy

Fight or Buy Bonds Poster by Howard Chandler Christy
(Original Caption) Woman lofting an American flag to rally on the troops in this poster advertising World War I Liberty Bonds

Background imageCourage Collection: Napoleon on Horseback at the St. Bernard Pass by Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon on Horseback at the St. Bernard Pass by Jacques-Louis David
(Original Caption) Napoleon crossing the Alps, on May 20, 1800. The march is said to have been really made on mule back with a simple mountaineer of the country as a guide

Background imageCourage Collection: Over the Top for You Liberty Loan Poster by Sidney H. Reisenberg

Over the Top for You Liberty Loan Poster by Sidney H. Reisenberg
(Original Caption) World War I poster for the Third Liberty Loan- "Over the Top For You. Bus U.S. Government Bonds." Undated illustraton. BPA2# 5572

Background imageCourage Collection: Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion

Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion
Actor Bert Lahr wears the costume for his role as the Cowardly Lion in the 1939 motion picture The Wizard of Oz

Background imageCourage Collection: Colored Lithograph of the 'Lion Queen'

Colored Lithograph of the "Lion Queen"
(Original Caption) Woman animal trainer surrounded by lions. "The Lion Queen." Colored lithograph

Background imageCourage 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 imageCourage 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 imageCourage Collection: Portrait of Toussaint l'Ouverture

Portrait of Toussaint l'Ouverture
Toussaint l'Ouverture (1743-1803). Haitian general and liberatore. Head and shoulders engraving in uniform. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)

Background imageCourage Collection: Joan of Arc in Armor

Joan of Arc in Armor
(Original Caption) Joan of Arc is shown here in a painting by Albert Lynch

Background imageCourage Collection: Lithograph of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Charging San Juan Hill

Lithograph of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Charging San Juan Hill
A lithograph showing Theodore Roosevelt riding with the Rough Riders during their charge of San Juan Hill, near Santiago de Cuba, on July 1, 1898

Background imageCourage Collection: Engraving of French National Heroine Joan of Arc

Engraving of French National Heroine Joan of Arc
(Original Caption) Picture shows Joan of Arc (c. 14/12-1431), French national heroine who defeated the British Army in the Name of France. Undated engraving by Buttre

Background imageCourage Collection: Mucius Before Lars Porsena

Mucius Before Lars Porsena
Mucius showing Lars Porsena, the King of the Etruscans, his resistance to torture by holding his hand over an open flame. A murdered man lays before them

Background imageCourage Collection: Print of Joan of Arc Kneeling with Flag

Print of Joan of Arc Kneeling with Flag
(Original Caption) Joan of Arc (c.1412-1431), French national heroine, is shown in this half-length photogravure, wearing armor and holding a flagpole

Background imageCourage Collection: Skier Going Downhill

Skier Going Downhill
(Original Caption) Mt. Hood, OR: Photo shows an intrepid skier negotiating the steep slope of Mt. Hood, Oregon. Undated. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageCourage Collection: Skier Going Downhill

Skier Going Downhill
(Original Caption) Mt. Hood, OR: Photo shows an intrepid skier negotiating the steep slope of Mt. Hood, Oregon. Undated. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageCourage Collection: Stunt Flyer on Top of Plane in Midair

Stunt Flyer on Top of Plane in Midair
(Original Caption) Croyden, England: Stunt flyer stands on top of his plane. Photograph, England, ca. 1910

Background imageCourage Collection: Cowboy Confronting Girl

Cowboy Confronting Girl
(Original Caption) Cowboy having words with girl while the rest of the saloon patrons watch. Silent movie still circa 1910s

Background imageCourage Collection: Worker Building Skyscraper

Worker Building Skyscraper
(Original Caption) Signalman perched on thin plank high above the pavement directing the hoisting of a steel girder

Background imageCourage Collection: Houdini Hanging Above Subway Tracks

Houdini Hanging Above Subway Tracks
Spectators watch as escape artist Harry Houdini frees himself from a straightjacket while he hangs from a hook above a subway

Background imageCourage Collection: German Trenches on the Western Front

German Trenches on the Western Front
(Original Caption) 2/20/1917-A view of the German Trench Avenue on the Western Front showing the elaborate construction erected by the Germans

Background imageCourage Collection: Our Colored Heroes World War I Poster

Our Colored Heroes World War I Poster

Background imageCourage Collection: Portrait of Eddie Rickenbacher

Portrait of Eddie Rickenbacher
Portrait of United States Air Force Pilot Eddie Rickenbacher who served dutifully in both World Wars

Background imageCourage Collection: Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts

Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts
(Original Caption) 5/21/1918- Private Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts, respectively, wear the French War Cross, for putting to flight a band of German raiders in a hand to hand grenade fight

Background imageCourage Collection: Beatrice 'Minnie' Ashley on Stage

Beatrice "Minnie" Ashley on Stage
Photo of Beatrice (Minnie) Ashley, or Mrs. William Astor Chandler

Background imageCourage Collection: Poor Immigrants Resting on Ground

Poor Immigrants Resting on Ground
(Original Caption) California: A group of Japanese immigrants arrive in California with their possesions, anxious for a fresh start in America

Background imageCourage Collection: Air Acrobat Performing Stunt

Air Acrobat Performing Stunt
(Original Caption) The Ace of Air Acrobats

Background imageCourage Collection: Portrait of Margaret Josephine Blair

Portrait of Margaret Josephine Blair
(Original Caption) Drinks a Gallon of Water a Day To Wash Away the Shadows When She Is Gloomy and At 70 Does Stunts on Roof Ledge. Mrs

Background imageCourage Collection: Two People Parachuting

Two People Parachuting
(Original Caption) A Unique Parachute Jumping Achievement. Claiming that by twisting the body in a certain way he could control a landing by parachute

Background imageCourage Collection: Men Working on Steeple

Men Working on Steeple
(Original Caption) New Jersey: "Nonchalant?"---Rather. Steve Peterson and his helper, Willie Smith, snapped atop the Singer Building flag pole

Background imageCourage Collection: Man Working on Steeple

Man Working on Steeple
(Original Caption) New Rochelle: Steeplejack Joseph Beck at work on the steeple of the Salem Baptist Church in New Rochelle, which was badly damaged by the freak storm that swept N. Y

Background imageCourage Collection: Swimmers on Railing

Swimmers on Railing
(Original Caption) Riverton, New Jersey: Ten-Mile National Swimming Championship At Riverton, N. J. Start of race

Background imageCourage Collection: Men Canvassing Mount Rainier for Finds

Men Canvassing Mount Rainier for Finds
(Original Caption) Mt. Rainier, Washington: Anyone looking for something new and exacting can get it by forming a party and exploring some of the glaciers around the picturesque Mt. Rainier

Background imageCourage Collection: Men Canvassing Mount Rainier for Finds

Men Canvassing Mount Rainier for Finds
(Original Caption) Mt. Rainier, Washington: Anyone looking for something new and exacting can get it by forming a party and exploring some of the glaciers around the picturesque Mt. Rainier

Background imageCourage Collection: Parachute Jumper Leaving Plane

Parachute Jumper Leaving Plane
(Original Caption) Parachute jumper in action. Pearl Harbor, T.H....Photo shows Lt. J.R. Tate, of the U.S.N. jumping off a DT-2 seaplane, while 1, 500 feet in the air over Pearl Harbor, T.H

Background imageCourage Collection: Man With Nail in Tongue

Man With Nail in Tongue
(Original Caption) Vienna...Here is pictured the man without any feeling a human who has nails hammered through his tongue

Background imageCourage Collection: Saxophonist Ross Gorman and His Pupil Atop Brooklyn Bridge

Saxophonist Ross Gorman and His Pupil Atop Brooklyn Bridge
(Original Caption) New York: Sax Lesson Atop Brooklyn Bridge

Background imageCourage Collection: Performers Balanced on Airplane in Flight

Performers Balanced on Airplane in Flight
(Original Caption) "Bigger And Better Thrillers" is the motto of the famous "13 black cats" of Hollywood

Background imageCourage Collection: Gertrude Ederle Prepares to Swim the English Channel

Gertrude Ederle Prepares to Swim the English Channel
American swimmer Gertrude Ederle prepares to swim the English channel from Cap Gris-Nez in France to Dover, England | Location: Cap Gris-Nez, France

Background imageCourage Collection: Golfer Teeing Off on Girder High Above City

Golfer Teeing Off on Girder High Above City
(Original Caption) Playing golf in mid-air: Stunts. A cigarette smoking golfer and his caddy teeing off on the girder of a building under construction high over an unidentified cityscape

Background imageCourage Collection: Amelia Earhart Standing on Roof

Amelia Earhart Standing on Roof
(Original Caption) The above photo shows Miss Amelia Earhart, copilot of the transatlantic plane, Friendship, atop the roof of the Hyde Park Hotel in London, getting a view

Background imageCourage Collection: Construction Worker at Empire State Building

Construction Worker at Empire State Building
A steel worker hangs stories above the streets of Manhattan while holding onto the end of a crane hook at the construction site of the Empire State Building

Background imageCourage Collection: Dancing Couple Performing on Rooftop

Dancing Couple Performing on Rooftop
(Original Caption) Philadelphia, Pa.: When north Meets South---On The Edge Of A Roof! Miss Helen Knott, New York Society girl, and Mrs

Background imageCourage Collection: Zookeeper Washing Lion in Bathtub in Cage

Zookeeper Washing Lion in Bathtub in Cage
(Original Caption) 3/22/1933-Los Angeles, CA- Have you ever tried to bathe the family cat

Background imageCourage Collection: Policemen Practicing Marksmanship

Policemen Practicing Marksmanship
Two police officers shoot cigarettes from between fingers of a third officer during a marksmanship demonstration at the Los Angeles Police Department's semiannual inspection

Background imageCourage Collection: Acrobats Performing on the Empire State Building

Acrobats Performing on the Empire State Building
Acrobats Jarley Smith (top), Jewell Waddek (left), and Jimmy Kerrigan (right) perform a delicate balancing act on a ledge of the Empire State Building in Manhattan

Background imageCourage Collection: Empire State Building Window Washer

Empire State Building Window Washer
(Original Caption) 3/24/1936-New York: Ahh-h-h

Background imageCourage Collection: Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood

Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood
Errol Flynn as Robin Hood in the film of the same name. Undated movie still

Background imageCourage Collection: Truck Driving over Daredevil

Truck Driving over Daredevil
(Original Caption) The average man would have no stomach for this work, but Dale O'Brien takes it lying down

Background imageCourage Collection: Polish Cavalrymen

Polish Cavalrymen
The Polish cavalry rides out to meet the armies of the Third Reich in 1939

Background imageCourage Collection: Pilot Jacqueline Cochran Standing Beside Airplane

Pilot Jacqueline Cochran Standing Beside Airplane
(Original Caption) Jacqueline Cochran, famous woman flyer

Background imageCourage Collection: Headstand Over Manhattan

Headstand Over Manhattan
Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly celebrates Friday the 13th by sitting on his head on a board stuck out from the 54th floor of the Chanin Building, and dunking doughnuts over Manhattan

Background imageCourage Collection: 'Flying Tigers' Conversing

"Flying Tigers" Conversing
The "Flying Tigers, " a volunteer flying group, gained prominence for their daring missions during the early stages of World War II

Background imageCourage Collection: Eleanor Roosevelt Awarding the Soldier's Medal

Eleanor Roosevelt Awarding the Soldier's Medal
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt pins the Soldier's Medal on Private Sam Morris at a ceremony in Seattle in April 1943

Background imageCourage Collection: American Troops Land at Omaha Beach

American Troops Land at Omaha Beach
Americans from the 1st US Infantry land at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6 1944. Omaha proved to be the toughest of the Normandy beaches to land at; 2, 400 died in the first wave of the invasion

Background imageCourage Collection: Gary Cooper in Cowboy Outfit

Gary Cooper in Cowboy Outfit
(Original Caption) 1945-Actor Gary Cooper posing in a cowboy outfit, with hat and holster

Background imageCourage Collection: Paratrooper About To Jump Out Of Plane

Paratrooper About To Jump Out Of Plane
(Original Caption) 09/09/1945-Pendleton, Oregon: AIRBORNE FIREFIGHTERS

Background imageCourage Collection: Nurse Checking Patient's Teeth

Nurse Checking Patient's Teeth
(Original Caption) Phenomemon. Show me the man who can be humorous in a dentist's chair and I'll show you a guy with a real sense of humor

Background imageCourage Collection: British 'Mine Killers'

British "Mine Killers"
(Original Caption) Hundreds of mines floated in English waters as a defensive against enemy craft have become a dangerous problem to navigation

Background imageCourage Collection: Challenger Space Shuttle Blasting Off

Challenger Space Shuttle Blasting Off
(Original Caption) Kennedy Space Center, Fla.: The seventh Space Shuttle is on its way in this view taken by astronaut John Young from his jet aircraft



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