EditorialAinu men seal catching, from 'Scenes of Daily Life of the Ezo', early Meiji era, Japan, c1870. Two men row the boat while a third aims a harpoon at the seal. Ezo was the pre-modern Japanese name for what is now called Hokkaid?, the northernmost of the ...
EditorialTo the memory of a great Englishwoman'. A tribute to Edith Cavell. Edith Louisa Cavell (/?k?v?l/; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse and patriot. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distin...
Editorial'Loss of 1,300 lives followed by scenes of tragic sorrow : The sunken liner contrasted with Trafalgar square. The Daily Mirror. London, April 17, 1912. Photographs of the relatives of the passangers, making enquiries. Source: The Daily Mirror, page 8.
EditorialThe last words of Nurse Cavell'. Portrait of Edith Cavell, her mother and sister. Edith Louisa Cavell ( 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse and patriot. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without di...
Editorial??, Bathtime (Gyozui), Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1801, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 11/16 x 9 7/8 in. (37.3 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753??1806), Utamaro often took his inspiration from the live...
EditorialAinu men seal catching, from 'Scenes of Daily Life of the Ezo', early Meiji era, Japan, c1870. Two men row the boat while a third aims a harpoon at the seal. Ezo was the pre-modern Japanese name for what is now called Hokkaid?, the northernmost of the ...