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Duke Ellington's original 14-member band

Fletcher Henderson and his band

Coleman Hawkins

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Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

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The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)

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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

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Duke Ellington's original 14-member band

Duke Ellington's original 14-member band

Jazz bandleader Duke Ellington's original 14-member band included such musicians...

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Fletcher Henderson and his band

Fletcher Henderson and his band

Fletcher Henderson (seated) with his band, 1936.

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Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins, c. 1943.

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