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1875: Butter

Posted on July 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Antoine Vollon: Mound of Butter (1875/1885)

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1900: Late Night Snack

Posted on July 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Albert F. King: Late Night Snack (c. 1900)

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1643: O England Looke Upon this Monstrous Thing

Posted on July 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Illustration from a royalist pamphlet, The Kingdomes Monster Uncloaked from Heaven: The Popish Conspirators, Maglignant Plotters, and cruel Irish, in one Body to destroy Kingdome, Religion and Lawes: But under colour to defend them, especially the Irish, who having destroyed … Continue reading →

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1840: A Line Drawn Through the Eye of the Observer and the Centre of the Sun

Posted on July 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

All rainbows are portions of circles, and the eye of the observer is always opposite to the centre of the circle. The quantity of the circle seen, depends on the height of the sun above the horizon at the time … Continue reading →

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1595: Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae

Posted on July 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hans Vredeman de Vries: Alchemist’s Laboratory (1595) Illustration for Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae by Heinrich Khunrath

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2016: Restoration

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Conservation work begins on the model Enterprise from the original Star Trek series at the Smithsonian, 2016. “Our goal is to stabilize the model and return it to its appearance from August of 1967, during the filming of the episode … Continue reading →

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1992: Outpost

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Benjamin Halpern: East oblique of missile site control building, with better view of exhaust (the taller columns) and intake shafts – Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building, Northeast of Tactical Road; southeast of Tactical Road South, Nekoma, Cavalier … Continue reading →

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1903: I Like Your Bright Face

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

  Sweet little dandelion! How yellow you are! You are not like the orange. You are made to be seen. The orange is for us to eat. I like your bright face. It looks like one of the stars. I … Continue reading →

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1895: Kaikkialla ääni kaikuu

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Beda Stjernschantz: Everywhere A Voice Invites Us… (1895)

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1902: Voulangis

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edward J. Steichen: Voulangis (1900-1902)

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