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Use this tag for questions looking to identify or classify an object, image, or person, or to otherwise place them in historical context. Make sure to include as much detail as you already know about the mystery object, preferably including photographs, if applicable.
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What ship is this and which military campaign?
Postcards produced on Kodak Professional AZO paper had 'AZO stamp boxes' on the reverse. The style of these boxes varied over time.
In this case, we have four triangles in the corners of the stamp bo …
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What's the history of this mortar shell?
A great resource to help identify the markings on shell casings is usually the Explanatory List of Service Markings to Be Found on Ammunition and Ammunition Packages in Use With the Field Armies 1918. …
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What was this slender hooked rod thing that John Wilkes Booth posed with?
The picture is in the collection of the US Library of Congress (LC-DIG-ppmsca-19233)
The description reads:
Photograph showing portrait of John Wilkes Booth, seated, holding pipe.
(my emphasis …
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Which cannon could fired this Austrian brass shell case (Berndorf 1910 R)?
The shell was manufactured in 1910 at the Wöllersdorf Works factory at Berndorf in Lower Austria (and nicknamed 'Krupp-Stadt' or 'Krupp city', which should give you some idea of what they're famous fo …
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Help to identify WW1 or WWII badge
It's the badge of the Returned Sailor's Soldier's Airmen's Imperial League (RSSAILA). The number on the back will be the service number, and the '60' on the crown on the front indicates that membersh …
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Is this rising sun pin WW1 or WWII?
The 'Rising Sun Badge' was worn on the hats of soldiers in the Australian Army during both World Wars. This design is an example of the 'Third Pattern' badge, with the 13 point rising sun, which was …
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Help identifying this WW1 badge
As I said in the comments, this looks like a 'return fob' that was presented to Private G E Thornton by the residents of Tannymorel in Queensland on his return at the end of the First World War.
The …
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Where (if anywhere) were X-ray machines put on trains or trolleys to image "Everybody over 1...
It was in Glasgow in 1957, as part of the city's fight against tuberculosis. It's worth noting that the X-Ray machines weren't actually on the tram. It was simply used to advertise the campaign.
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What type of plane is this wreck?
It is, in fact, a twin-engined American P38 Lightning:
That particular aircraft was shot down on 27 January 27 1944. The wreck is located in Lecques Bay at a depth of about 40 meters, about one ki …
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What is the date and original source of this medieval picture?
The image shows shows the Fair at Lendit in France. It is taken from a 15th century manuscript held at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris France.
MS Latin 962 folio 264.
The suggested date for th …
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Who were the Hermotybians and Calascirians mentioned as making up the warrior caste of Egypt...
The Hermotybians and Calascirians mentioned by Heordotus appear to be simply two parts of the Egyptian army, each recruited from particular parts of the country. Indeed, Hordotus himself makes this e …
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What is this war machine shown on Trajan's column?
This actually came up in discussion when I was studying the archaeology of Roman Britain.
In fact, as far as I'm aware, nobody knows for certain, but several archaeologists that I have spoken to sugg …
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What is this medal that LBJ is wearing?
It's the medal of the American Legion:
According to the notes that accompany the picture on the AP website, the photograph was taken:
... after President Johnson's address to the national conve …
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Are the Sabean people of Cushitic or Ethiopian origin?
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Are the Sabean people of Ethiopian origin?
No. The evidence suggests that they originated in the region now known as South Arabia.
Did the Sabean people truly exist?
We have the remains of …
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What's this antique coin?
It looks like a rather poor copy of an Athenian 'Owl' tetradrachm. The portrait on the obverse is the goddess Athena.
The original coins were struck from silver as can be seen in this example from th …
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