Professor Thaddeus S. Lowe observing the battle from his balloon “Intrepid,” while soldiers in camp hold the balloon’s ropes, Fair Oaks, Virginia, May 31, 1862. | Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.
The Yongle Emperor (1360-1424), third emperor of the Ming Dynasty from 1402-24) | Provenance: Private Collection / Peter Newark Pictures/ PBS LearningMedia