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Gorbachev in Armenia
Newspaper account of Gorbachev's visit to Armenia in the wake of the 1988 earthquake. The picture depicts his visit to Leninakan (now Gyumri), the largest city involved in the Spitak earthquake disaster.
Gorbachev. Earthquake in Armenia.
Painting of Gorbachev's visit to Armenia, capturing the mood of the crowd during the president's somber visit in the wake of the earthquake. Note the wreckage in the background.
Great Adventures along the Silk Road
The poster for the series of lectures on the Silk Road in Penn Museum. Also one typical iconic image of the mass's imagination of the term.
Griebens Reiseführer: Berlin, 1908
a map of tourist sites of Berlin ca. 1908: cultural, historical sites, imperial castles, palaces, museums, theaters Berlin Sightseeing, 1908 Tourist Guide to Berlin: "Sehenswürdigkeiten," Neuester Plan und Wegweiser von Berlin, Berlin W: Albert…
Group Four: the Bionics
A screenshot of our skype meeting on Saturday, October 11 from 17.00-18.00 GMT-5. Orthodox Jews with peyes also participating in side-bar
Heat Map of "Europe-Asia" border regions in 19th century and post-1991 travelogues.
A heat map generated by mapping all of the points where English-language travelers identified a border or borderland between Europe and Asia or East and West. The Caucasus (especially Tbilisi), the Balkans (especially Bosnia) and the Volga/Ural…
Henry N. Cobb Visa Application to Poland
In the summer of 1947, Henry N. Cobb, then a student at the Harvard GSD, joined a group that travelled throughout Europe to observe reconstruction efforts, particularly in Poland. In September, the group stayed at the hospital in Piekary.