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  2. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  3. List of photographs considered the most important - Wikipedia

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    18 October 1840. Hippolyte Bayard. Paris, France [6] Possibly the earliest known staged photograph, created in protest to the French government's apparent neglect of the invention of his photographic process. [7] [8] [s 1] The Haystack. 1844 [c] William Henry Fox Talbot.

  4. Red handprint - Wikipedia

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    Native Americans in the United States. A red handprint, usually painted across the mouth, is a symbol that is used to indicate solidarity with Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and girls in North America, in recognition of the fact that Native American women are up to 10 times more likely to be murdered or sexually assaulted.

  5. National symbols of France - Wikipedia

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    The national symbols of the French Fifth Republic are: [1] The French flag. The national anthem: "La Marseillaise". The national personification: Marianne. The national motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, equality, fraternity) The national day: Bastille Day (celebrated on 14 July) The Gallic rooster.

  6. National symbols of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia between two countries; China by the north and India by the east, west and south.

  7. List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    The List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. There are 22 National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma. The following table is a complete list.

  8. Flag of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    Has the same colours as the United Nations; its symbol is a Greek temple (possibly the Parthenon), representing science, learning and culture. The six columns are made of the letters of the organization's name. UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund: Has the leaves and globe of the UN flag but with a mother and child inlay instead of the world ...

  9. List of National Historic Landmarks in Montana - Wikipedia

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    The List of National Historic Landmarks in Montana contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Montana. There are 28 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Montana.