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Tag Archives: 19th Century
1884: A Prophetic Dream
A STRANGE DREAM A curious instance of a dream coming true occurred to me this winter. While at college last term I had the following dream: I dreamt I was going to visit a strange place, and I was permitted … Continue reading
1900: The Magician Entertains the Queen
Henry Gillard Glindoni: John Dee Performing an Experiment before Elizabeth I (c. 1900) (source) The enigmatic John Dee was one of the most learned men of the Elizabethan period. Having amassed one of the largest libraries in England, he was … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 19th Century, Art, Elizabeth I, Great Britain, John Dee, Magic, Painting, Science
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1869: The Well of Well-being
From P. W. Joyce’s Origin and History of Irish Names of Places (Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1869): In the parish of Kilgobban in Kerry, about eight miles west of Tralee, is situated the beautiful valley of Glannagalt; and it was … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Ireland, Lithium, Mental Health, P. W. Joyce
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1862: Cotopaxi Erupts
Frederic Edwin Church: Cotopaxi (1862) Cotopaxi is one of the world’s highest volcanoes, located in the Andes Mountains about thirty miles south of Quito. It has erupted more then 50 times since 1738, the resulting lahars (mudflows) forming numerous valleys … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, American Civil War, Art, Cotopaxi, Edwin Church, Equador, Painting, Volcanoes
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1895: Melancholy
Magnus Enkell: Melancholie (1895) (source)
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Tagged 19th Century, Art, Finland, LGBTQ, Magnus Enkell, Melancholy, Mental Health, Mothers, Painting, Women
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1845: Frederick Douglass Visits Ireland
Shortly after the 1845 publication of his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Frederick Douglass left the US for a two-year tour of Ireland and Britain. During his time in Ireland, he befriended and appeared on … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Activism, African-Americans, Civil Rights, Daniel O'Connell, Frederick Douglass, Ireland, Slavery, USA
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1891: Midnight on the Somme
Jean-Charles Cazin: Midnight (1891) (source) The Catalogue from Collection of Charles T. Yerkes, Chicago, U. S. A (1893) provides the following description: The scene is located at Abbeville, on the river Somme, in France. One is readily impressed with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Art, France, Jean-Charles Cazin, Painting
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1893: Cook’s Kitchen Mine
J. C. Burrow: Above The 406, Cook’s Kitchen Mine (1893) (source) Commissioned by its owner to showcase new mining technology, J.C. Burrow’s photographs of the Cook’s Kitchen Mine in Cornwall are some of the earliest examples of flash photography. “The … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Great Britain, J. C. Burrow, Labor, Mines, Photography
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