Downloaded from: aa.usno.navy.mil/graphics/ dateline_color.gif. This map shows historical positions of the International Date Line from "Notes on the History of the Date or Calendar Line," in The New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology , Vol. XI, pp. 385 - 388
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This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . The description on its description page there is shown below. A medieval fresco depicting St. Nicholas from the Boyana Church , near Sofia , Bulgaria . Frescoes from the Boyana Church: Angel Bulgaria UNESCO Heritage Site. This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired .This applies to the United States, Canada, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years .
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . The description on its description page there is shown below. Excerpt from Josiah King 's The Examination and Tryal of Father Christmas ( 1686 ). Include the following in citation: Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. his image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired .This applies to the United States, Canada, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years .
The dowry for the three virgins (Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1425, Pinacoteca Vaticana , Rome). This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . The description on its description page there is shown below. Artist Gentile da Fabriano TitleDeutsch: Quaratesi-Polyptychon, f 殤 f Predellatafeln mit Szenen aus dem Leben des Hl. Nikolaus von Bari (Wunderdarstellungen), Szene: N. wirft der goldene Kugeln in das Zimmer der dreier armer M 嚇 c hen YearDeutsch: um 1425 English: c. 1425 TechniqueDeutsch: Holz DimensionsDeutsch: 36 × 36 cm Current locationDeutsch: Pinacoteca Vaticana Deutsch: Rom NotesDeutsch: Urspr. Hauptaltar von San Niccol � sopr'Arno in Florenz, Auftraggeber: Kaufmannsfamilie Quarantesi, 1836 wurde der Altar geteilt, Kompartimente u.a. in Rom, Washington, London Source The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202 . Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.
1881 illustration by Thomas Nast who, with Clement Clarke Moore helped to create the modern image of Santa Claus. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired . English: Thomas Nast's most famous drawing, "Merry Old Santa Claus," from Harper's Weekly (January 1, 1881, p.8-9).Thomas Nast immortalized Santa Claus' current look with an initial illustration in an 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly, as part of a large illustration titled " A Christmas Furlough " in which Nast set aside his regular news and political coverage to do a Santa Claus drawing. The popularity of that image prompted him to create another illustration in 1881.
Poor_little_birdie_teased_by_Richard_Doyle.jpg (625 × 407 pixels, file size: 66 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) AuthorEnglish: Victorian era illustrator Richard Doyle (1824-1883) This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired .
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . The description on its description page there is shown below. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License , Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation ; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled " GNU Free Documentation License ". DescriptionČesky: Sob pol � n � ( Rangifer tarandus ) v 彭 o l � Kebnekaise , Laponsko , Š v 仕 s ko . English: Strolling reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) in the Kebnekaise valley, Lappland, Sweden. Fran 溝 i s ハ : Un renne , aussi appel � caribou ( Rangifer tarandus ) dans la vall 仔 du Kebnekaise , dans les Alpes scandinaves ( Su 重 e ) Portugu 尽 : Uma rena , ( Rangifer tarandus ), no vale Kebnekaise , na Lap 溶 i a , Su 残 i a Source self-made ( http://www. aperturefirst .org/index. php ? showimage=151 ) Date 20070818 Author: Alexandre Buisse ( Nattfodd )
This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , the image or file is in the public domain . 00:33, 14 November 2005 Husky216×1926 KBPicture of Santa Claus from http://www.clear.af.mil/santa.jpg License: ''Information presented on the Clear Air Force Station Homepage is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is req