Tag Archives: 20th Century

1911: Autumn Leaves

Posted on October 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

From the December 9, 1911 issue of The Outlook: A number of years ago I was invited to visit a friend who lived at a large and beautiful country-seat on the Hudson. Shortly after my arrival I started, with a … Continue reading →

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1910: James A. Saunders

Posted on October 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Patrolman James A. Saunders, Plainfield NJ’s first African-American police officer. Saunders was a member of the force from 1895 to 1917. (source)

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848 AD: Parinirvana

Posted on October 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Mogao Caves, carved into cliffs near the town of Dunhuang in northwest China, date from the 4th to the 14th century AD and lay along the ancient trade route known as the Silk Road. There are about 500 of them,  … Continue reading →

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1934: Floods

Posted on October 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

William H. Clarkson: Floods in the Arun Valley (c. 1934)

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1941: Librarians

Posted on October 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

“Unidentified employees working at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library prior to its opening on February 1, 1941.” (source)

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1910: Harbor

Posted on October 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Unknown Brooklyn photographer: Steamer in New York Harbor (c. 1910-20); found on PhotoSeed.

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1904: Sunset

Posted on October 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Martin Johnson Heade: Sunset Over the Marshes (1890-1904)

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1935: Waves

Posted on October 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Constantin Westchiloff: Rolling Waves. The painting is undated; Westchiloff immigrated to the United States in 1935 and lived in New York City

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1942: Convoy

Posted on October 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Norman Wilkinson: The “Ohio” in the Malta Convoy (1942)

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1996: How Buffalo Vote

Posted on October 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Dutch ecologist H. H. T. Prins describes how he first came to realize that buffalo vote to determine which direction the herd should move to find grazing land: Let me first describe what takes place when a buffalo herd in … Continue reading →

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