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1776: The Resurrection of the Universal Friend

Posted on August 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Born in Rhode Island in 1752, Jemima Wilkinson would become, at the age of 25, the first American-born woman to found a religious group—following what she claimed was her death and resurrection. She abandoned her birth name, asked to be … Continue reading →

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1871: Llyn Nant-y-Clif

Posted on August 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charles Leslie: Welsh Landscape, Llyn Nant-y-Clif, North Wales (1871)

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1998: Qajar

Posted on August 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Shadi Ghadrian: Qajar #3 (1998) (source)

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1918: No Bigger than a Bumble-Bee

Posted on August 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

There are some curious old stories told in the Scotch Highlands about dreams. It was believed that when asleep the mind or soul of the sleeper leaves his body and goes far afield, and when he awakes he recalls his … Continue reading →

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1951: Knock Him Out!

Posted on August 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

“Knock Him Out! Labor Can Do It.” Poster by Bernard Seaman. CIO Committee to Abolish Racial Discrimination, 1951. (source)

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1850: The Last Hoopoe Starling

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

FREGILUPUS VARIA As long ago as 1674 a note about the “Huppe” exists, by “Le Sieur D.B.,” i.e., Dubois. He says, when describing the birds of Réunion (translated): “Hoopoes or ‘Callendres,’ having a white tuft on the head, the rest … Continue reading →

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1922: Hercules

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Singer Sargent: Hercules and the Hydra (1922-1925) (source) After the goddess Hera makes Hercules lose his mind and murder his own wife and children, he prays to Apollo for guidance and it told by the god’s oracle to atone … Continue reading →

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1964: Bastard

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Women cheat, women suffer. They used to be attractive—so they smooth away their age. I shout mine aloud because I was never attractive, because I shall always have my baby hair. It’s taken me two and a half hours to … Continue reading →

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1890: Castle

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

The castle, Hohenzollern, Germany; photochrom print published between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900 by the Detroit Publishing Co. (source)

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1650: Horse

Posted on August 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Illustration from Il cavallo da maneggio [The Arena Horse] by Giovanni Battista di Galiberto (1650), showing the anatomy of the horse and sites of common ailments and wounds. The full title of the work is Il cavallo da maneggio. : Libro. Dove … Continue reading →

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