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In 1829, German Jewish metallurgist Lewis Feuchtwanger attempted to introduce a metal alloy known as “German silver” into U.S. coinage, promoting this nickel silver as a less-expensive alternative for…
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Lewis Feuchtwanger
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New York City, United States of America
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1837
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This postage stamp with an image of King Leopold I of Belgium was the first stamp issued on the European continent.
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Jacques Wiener
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Brussels, Belgium
Date:
1849
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Glotman’s Non-Historical Moments project focuses on family photographs of Palestinians expelled from the village of Dir-el-Kassi during Israel’s War of Independence. A moshav, or cooperative farm…
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Joshua Glotman
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2000
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For three years, Lamm was imprisoned in the Gulag (the Soviet system of labor camps) for applying for an exit visa, and he documented this experience in drawings and paintings. The red banner on the…
Contributor:
Leonid Lamm
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1986