It features fire apparatus and other artifacts dating back to the 1600s Twickler created a new permanent exhibit that houses the reconstruction, called "Colonial Firefighting and the American ...

Among the artifacts on display are original artworks that depict the Wall of Wall Street, the first fire engines, 1770 New York neighborhoods, and maps as New York City grew.

The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

The barracks are believed to have been destroyed by fire in 1781 by General Cornwallis’ troops. “We have horseshoes,” said Jack Gary, Colonial Williamsburg executive director of archaeology.

Sumptuous propaganda? LACMA shows artifacts and religious works designed to fire the imagination. By Walker Mimms LOS ANGELES — “El Siglo de Oro.” The Golden Age of Spain. The magnificent ...

Archaeologist Prentice Duell knew he was in the right neighborhood when he started probing a Williamsburg green for the remains of the Governor’s Palace on June 30, 1930. But with all the new… ...

In July, the Netherlands officially announced that it would return to Indonesia 472 cultural artifacts that were taken from the country during the 350-year period of Dutch colonial rule, some of ...

Men dressed as Minutemen fire salute on Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, in April 1975, marking the 200th anniversary of the "shot heard round the world" and the start of the ...

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The documentary film "Dahomey" is a story of return, the restitution of stolen royal treasures. The 26 artifacts were among thousands taken by French colonial troops in the late ...

The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the late 19th century by British soldiers from what is now Nigeria. Skip to main content Sections ...