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2012: Moon
Yee Sookyun: Translated Vase 2012 TVW The Moon 1 (2012) (source)
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2015: When My Father Died
Susanna Hesselberg: When My Father Died It Was Like a Whole Library Had Burned Down (2015) (source)
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1875: Flight
“Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith’s long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875.” drawn between 1875 and 1880, possibly by Albert Tissandier (source)
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1903: The Hierophant was Petrifying
Walt MacDougall: Illustration for “MacDougall’s Stories for Good Children,” February 22, 1903 (source)
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1921: The Roosters and the Fox
Chaim Nachman Bialik: The Roosters and the Fox; Omanut Press, ca. 1921 (source)
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1887: Lake
John Olson Hammerstad: Lake Michigan (c. 1887)
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2010: Basilica
Matt Simmonds: Basilica III (2010) (source)
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1958: Don’t Cross Our Mom’s Picket Line
International Ladies Garment Workers Union picket line at Michele Frocks, Scranton PA, 1958 (source)
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2007: The Doll House
In 2005 I acquired the use of a farmhouse, abandoned in the late 60’s. The house was located near Sinclair Manitoba on highway #2. For over 18 months ( – winter) I re-shingled the roof with recycled shingles and restored … Continue reading
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1948: Weird Tales
Weird Tales, July 1948
