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331 BC: Jars

Posted on September 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Limestone Canopic Jars (Ptolemaic Period, 332 – 31 BC). After mummification, the viscera of the individual were stored in jars for the afterlife: Duamatef—the jackal: the stomach. Hapy—the baboon: the lungs. Imsety—the human: the liver. Qebehsenuf—the falcon: the intestines. Click … Continue reading →

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1976: Baseball

Posted on September 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

George Sosnak: Baseball, Cincinnati Reds World Series, 1976 (source)

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2014: Blood, Sweat and Tears

Posted on September 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ruddy Roye: Blood, Sweat and Tears (Ryan), Morton Street, Newark, NJ, December 19, 2015 (source)

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1913: My Heart at Evening

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

     My Heart at Evening Toward evening you hear the cry of the bats. Two black horses bound in the pasture, The red maple rustles, The walker along the road sees ahead the small tavern. Nuts and young wine taste … Continue reading →

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1947: Monk

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Gottlieb: Thelonious Monk, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, NY (ca. Sept. 1947)

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1991: Confound these Wretched Rodents!

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

M. C. Wyman, penciler: Doctor Doom vs Squirrel Girl and friends; Marvel Super-Heroes Vol 2 #8 (December, 1991)

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1994: Better Homes Better Gardens

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Kerry James Marshall: Better Homes Better Gardens (1994)

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1927: Second Base

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charles M. Conlon: portrait of second baseman Tony Lazzeri of the 1927 Yankees

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1910: Streetcar

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jakub Schikaneder: Streetcar in Prague (c. 1910)

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1963: Bauhaus Cake

Posted on September 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Cake in the shape of the Bauhaus building in Dessau, Germany, served on the occasion of Walter Gropius’ 80th birthday, 1963. (source)

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