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"Linking different generations of military service is the spirit behind the Phelps Award, given annually by the Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Plaza."

This award was designed by Vietnam war veteran John Phelps. Each year, it is given to a person…

A glass wall inscribed with quotations sourced from letters written to and from soldiers, as well as quotations from relevant public figures at the time.

The 12 plaques at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial list the names of New Yorkers who were killed, went missing in action, or taken prisoners of war in Vietnam.

This wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in New York City has quotations engraved into glass from soldiers sent to their families, from family members to soldiers, and from important public figures during the time.

A photograph of Johann Straus II, an Austrian composer, and Johannes Brahms, a German composer, with a note written by Strauss and addressed to "Mrs. John L. Gardner", also known as Isabella Stewart Gardner.

This is a book that records a conversation between author Arthur Conan Doyle and a medium who is speaking to his dead son, Pheneas. The book is written during a time in the Victorian era in which emphasis was put on scientifically proving the…

Created in the mid 1850s, this piece is a form of virtual reality in the Victorian era. The media allowed an audience to immerse themselves, virtually, in the Crystal Palace- which was a place that housed exhibitions. Through layering multiple…

This is a clip from the movie, Pearl Harbor. It is a scene which graphically depicts the attack.

This is a fan-created Comic strip exemplifying the relationship between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. This cartoon aims to make a statement on the characters shown, while also remaining a source of humorous entertainment for members of the…

According to A.H. Pratt, the author who channeled O.Henry's Ghost to write My Tussle With the Devil, he was able to channel the dead man with the help of a ouija board. While there are no ouija boards illustrated throughout the text, a mental image…