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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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Who is this young 'Prince'?
I'd be grateful for any information or additional clues which might lead to an identification of the boy. …
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What is the date and original source of this medieval picture?
While researching the history of chimneys, I came across this medieval image on two different sites, neither of which gives any details.
Source: Dark Ages Project. The same picture can also be foun …
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Who are the three men standing and what are they holding at this University of Paris Doctors...
The image below is used on several sites but none of them give much information on this painting other than "Medieval Education in Europe: Meeting of Doctors in the University of Paris" and the source …
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Who is in this c.1866 photo?
This photo was found with (but not in) an envelope containing seven photos of European royals, all but two of which have been positively identified (one of them here by Evargalo).
Below is a photo …
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Who was Frau Dr. Ebersberg?
At a 1937 housewarming party held by German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, a Dr. Ebersberg appears in three photos with the hostess, Hitler, Goebbels and a few others.
Front, from left: Ilse Riefenstahl …
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What profession(s) would have used this folding 'ruler'?
This ruler was originally handed down to an aunt on my (English) mother's side of the family. One side is a standard ruler in inches but, curiously, the other side is unlike anything I've been able to …
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Who is this, probably royal, teenager?
As requested/suggested by AlllnOne in his comment, this close up might help:
As before, I'm looking for any information or additional clues which might lead to an identification of the teenager. …
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What is the original source of this 16th century image of a French town holiday with musicia...
Several sites have this image below but none give any information about the original source.
Image source: fineartamerica. The same image can also be found at Granger and (on various items such as …
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What does King Henry III have on his lap in this illustration from a Matthew Paris chronicle?
In Abbreviatio chronicorum Angliae, the chronicler Matthew Paris (d. 1259) included drawings of the Norman and Plantagenet kings up to Henry III. The image below shows from L-R, top-bottom: Henry II, …
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Can anyone confirm the identity of these WWI uniforms?
The photo below was found among some other WWI photos. It seems to be from a book (rather than an original photo) and has been (firmly) glued onto a piece of board (so impossible to see any text on th …
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What are these items in this 16th century plan of an English town?
This plan or picture map of Great Yarmouth is from the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). According to the Norfolk Record Office (pdf),
It shows the town’s defences at the time of the Spanish Armad …
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