Exhibit:

Major Historical Events Involving What it Means to be Human

Preview of images

This gallery exhibit displays images depicting six major historical events that relate to what it means to be human during the Romantic period, the Victorian Era, and the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The events included in this exhibit are the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, the French Industrial Revolution, the Great Exhibition, May Day, the rise of Christianity, and the rise of drug use.

Icon photo citation:
Cyca, Michelle. “5 Over-the-Top Fashion Trends From the Victorian Era.” HISTORY, 14 Dec. 2022, https://www.history.com/articles/victorian-era-fashion-trends.

Images in this Exhibit

Reign of Terror - French Revolution

This picture depicts a scene of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
History, All About, and Callum McKelvie published. “What Was the Reign of Terror?” Live Science, 20 Oct. 2021, https://www.livescience.com/reign-of-terror.html.
French Industrial Revolution

This image of the French Industrial Revolution depicts a woman factory worker using a textile machine.

Allosso, Dan, and Tom Williford. The Industrial Revolution. Jan. 2021. pressbooks.cuny.edu, https://pressbooks.cuny.edu/hist108winter2023/chapter/troubled/.
The Great Exhibition

This image from The Great Exhibition depicts a group of people that have come together to enjoy each others' company at The Great Exhibition.

The Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park | The Royal Parks. 28 June 2019, https://www.royalparks.org.uk/read-watch-listen/great-exhibition-1851-hy....
May Day

This image is a representation of May Day which is celebrated on the first day of May every year. It depicts a bunch of children playing around a "Maypole" in celebration with floral colors for the month of May.

“May Day.” Wikipedia, 15 Nov. 2025. Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=May_Day&oldid=1322347737.
The Rise of Christianity

This is a depiction of a Christian Church. The view that we have is an inside look at the front of the church where the pastor would be speaking.

“First Christian Church | Richmond, KY.” FCC Richmond, https://fccrichmond.com/. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
The Rise of Drug Use

This image is of Cocaine that the DEA seized. There's a penny in the picture as a size comparison to get an idea of how large of a pile of Cocaine this is.

Cocaine. https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/cocaine. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.