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A Whale Oil Refinery at Smeerenburg, Svalbard
The whale oil refinery of the Amsterdam chamber of the Greenland Company on Amsterdam Island off the coast of Spitsbergen. Oil on canvas, 1639.
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Gold in Antiquity
Gold, chemical symbol Au (from the Latin aurum meaning 'shining dawn'), is a precious metal which has been used since antiquity in the production of jewellery, coinage, sculpture, vessels and as a decoration for buildings, monuments and statues...
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The Bombing of Dresden in 1945
The bomber raid on Dresden was a controversial and highly destructive combined operation by Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers and United States Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers on 13, 14, and 15 February and 2 March 1945. The raid was...
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Liquid Gold
A photograph of liquid gold in a refinery.
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RAF Reconnaissance during the Dunkirk Evacuation
An RAF Lockheed Hudson conducting reconnaissance during the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. The smoke is coming from the damaged oil refinery near the port. (Imperial War Museums)
