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Tag Archives: 19th Century
1855: Solitude
Louis Remy Mignot: Solitude (1855)
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Tagged 1850's, 19th Century, Art, Landscapes, Louis Remy Mignot, Painting, The Sun, USA
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1831: A Loud Noise in the Heavens
Nat Turner’s bible (source) And on the 12th of May, 1828, I heard a loud noise in the heavens, and the Spirit instantly appeared to me and said the Serpent was loosened, and Christ had laid down the yoke he … Continue reading
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Tagged 1820's, 1830's, 19th Century, African-Americans, Books, Christianity, Nat Turner, Rebellion, Religion, Slavery, Thomas R. Gray, USA
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1831: Bristol Burns
W. J. Müller: Bristol Burns (1831) Arising from the House of Lords’s rejection of a bill that would have increased representation in the House of Commons, the 1831 Bristol Riots were part of the long struggle for democracy in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830's, 19th Century, Activism, Art, Great Britain, Painting, Riots, W. J. Müller
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1891: The Young Woman in Dress and Appearance Corresponded with the Visitor of the Dream
When living in Glasgow we had a neighbour, the Rev. Donald McKinnon, who resided in a villa next to ours, with whom we were on very friendly terms. His wife had been dead some time, and the old gentleman kept … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Books, Dreams, James Coates, Oddities, Photography, Scotland
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1862: Till Hell Freezes Over
The phrase “until Hell freezes over” seems to originate during the civil war, as the earliest examples in print date from that time. In his 1869 book, The Life and Campaigns of General U.S. Grant, from Boyhood to his Inauguration … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, American Civil War, Art, Gordon Granger, Hell, John Collier, Language, Mississippi, Painting, Tennessee, The Devil, Ulysses S. Grant
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1875: New Jersey
Francis A. Silva: Sunrise, Barnegat Beach, New Jersey (1875) Born the son of an immigrant barber in New York City, Francis Augustus Silva never received formal training as an artist. He displayed talent at an early age, exhibiting ink drawings … Continue reading
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, Francis A. Silva, New Jersey, Painting, Seascapes, The Sun, USA, Water
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1872: Wyoming
Timothy H. O’Sullivan: Buttes near Green River City, Wyoming (1872) (source)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Geology, Landscapes, Photography, Timothy H. O'Sullivan, USA
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