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Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) photographed at home (date and photographer unknown).
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Uraeus of Pharaoh Sesostris II, 12th dynasty (1895-1889 BC ) Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and feldspar. Found in the pyramid of Sesostris II in 1920. Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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Adirondack cabin with boat house near Lake Placid, NY
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The Tomb Edward Plantagenet the Black Prince at Canterbury Cathedral
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Frieze casts from the Pergamon alter in Turkey
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Fresh green leaves framing Magdalen College on the loveliest of spring days.
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ― Mark Twain
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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