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1896: River
Konstantin Kryzhitsky: River (1896)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Konstantin Kryzhitsky, Landscapes, Painting, Rivers, Russia
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1989: Overcome Evil with Good
Mineworkers at the Pittston Coal Company went on strike on April 5, 1989. The company had unilaterally made cuts to workers’ health care and ceased providing health care benefits to about 1,500 retirees, widows, and disabled miners. It had also … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980's, 1990's, 20th Century, Labor, Mines, Photography, Rich Trumka, Strikes, Unions
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1899: Jacksonville
Carpenters Union, Jacksonville Fla. (c. 1899) (source)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, African-Americans, Labor, Photography, Portraits, Unions
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1964: Super-Strike
Mike Sekowsky: Justice League of America #28 (June, 1964)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Comics, Labor, Mike Sekowsky, Strikes, Unions, USA
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2140 BC: Head
Head of an Egyptian statuette in the Penn University artifact lab (2374-2140 BC) (source)
1890: A Breezy Day off the Isle of Wight
Henry Moore: A Breezy Day off the Isle of Wight (1890)
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1912: In the Rain
Franz Marc: In the Rain (1912)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Dogs, Franz Marc, Germany, Painting, Rain
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1915: Das Ghetto
Jan Bulhak: Das Ghetto (1915); Vilnius, Lithuania
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Cityscapes, Jan Bulhak, Judaism, Lithuania, Photography, Poland
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1936: Pax Cultura
Nicholas Roerich: Karakoram, Path to Turkestan (1936) After seeing the devastation of the First World War and the Russian Revolution, Nicholas Roerich conceived of the idea of an international treaty to protect cultural heritage in wartime. In the 1920’s, he … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, International Law, Landscapes, Nicholas Roerich, Painting, Russia
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1890: Nuts
De Scott Evans: Free Sample, Take One (c. 1890); Another Variety, Try One (c. 1890)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, De Scott Evans, Food and Drink, Painting, Trompe l'œil, USA
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