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Tag Archives: 1900’s
1905: Electric Ladyland
This story by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain appeared in The Indian Ladies’ Magazine in 1905: Sultana’s Dream One evening I was lounging in an easy chair in my bedroom and thinking lazily of the condition of Indian womanhood. I am not … Continue reading
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1904: Columbia
A model of the USS Columbia at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904; cropped from a larger photo: The ship to the right may be the Minneapolis. The Columbia was the fourth ship with that name in the US Navy; … Continue reading
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1909: Seascape
Léon Spilliaert: Seascape Seen from Mariakerke (1909)
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1908: I Dreamed I Was my Husband
The following poem appeared in several publications in 1908: A Singular Tragedy I dreamed I was a lady, and I was wooed by Me. (The writer of this story you understand’s a He.) I dreamed (I say) I loved Me … Continue reading
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5650: The Last Day of Manhattan
In 1905, the great comic strip artist Windsor McCay illustrated a series of satiric science fiction vignettes by the prolific author, humorist, and editor John Kendrick Bangs. The series ran in The New York Herald and other newspapers and featured … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 1910's, 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 2020's, 20th Century, 44th Century, 57th Century, Art, Boston, Cities, Illustration, John Kendrick Bangs, Libraries, New York City, Newspapers, Science Fiction, USA, Windsor McCay
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1909: The Seven Ravens
The good little sister took a knife and cut off her own tiny finger, fitted it into the keyhole, and succeeded in opening the lock. When she had entered, she met a Dwarf, who said: “My child, what are you … Continue reading
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Tagged 1810's, 1900's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Arthur Rackham, Birds, Books, Brothers Grimm, Fairy Tales, Germany, Great Britain, Illustration, Ravens
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1900: Triptych
Constantin Meunier: Mine Triptych (Descent, Calvary, Ascent) (c. 1900)
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1906: Martyr
F. Holland Day – Saint Sebastian (1906) Although the traditional iconography shows Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows, this is not actually how he dies and becomes a martyr. The 13th century Legenda aurea, a collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de … Continue reading
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1900: Landscape
Giuseppe Pelizza da Volpedo: Landscape (1900)
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1907: The Boat of the Ideal
Constant Montald: The Boat of the Ideal (1907)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Belgium, Constant Montald, Painting, Ships & Sailing, Trees
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