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Tag Archives: 1900’s
1904: Moonrise
Edward Steichen: Moonrise – Mamaroneck, New York (1904)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Edward Steichen, Landscapes, Luxembourg, Photography, The Moon, Trees, USA, Water
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1918: No Bigger than a Bumble-Bee
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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Tagged 1900's, 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Dreams, Great Britain, Landscapes, Oddities, Painting, Scotland, Water, William Lakin Turner
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1850: The Last Hoopoe Starling
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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Tagged 1850's, 1900's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Animals, Birds, Books, Drawing, Environment, France, Great Britain, Lionel Walter Rothschild
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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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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Children, Comic Strips, Cryptids, Drawing, Fantasy, USA, Walt MacDougall
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1909: Altar
Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis: The Altar (1909)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Lithuania, Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, Painting
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1900: Late Night Snack
Albert F. King: Late Night Snack (c. 1900)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Albert F. King, Art, Food, Painting, USA
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1903: I Like Your Bright Face
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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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Books, Children, Drawing, Flowers, Language
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