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Tag Archives: 20th Century
1952: Ottawa
Canadian Civil Defence training officer Lt. Col. W. Arthur Croteau points at a model of an atom bomb blast above a map of Ottawa during a 1952 exercise (source)
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Tagged 1950's, 20th Century, Canada, Cold War, Miniatures, Photography
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1912: Magnets for the Queen
Ernest Board: William Gilbert Demonstrating the Magnet before Queen Elizabeth, 1598 (1912)
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Tagged 16th Century, 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Elizabeth I, Ernest Board, Great Britain, Painting, Science, William Gilbert
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1974: Spirit
Karoo Ashevak (Inuit): Untitled (Spirit Figure) (c. 1970-74) (source)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Art, Canada, Inuit, Karoo Ashevak, Mythology, Native Americans, Religion
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1929: Power Plant
Wiktor Jekimenko: Łódź Power Plant (c. 1929)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Photography, Poland, Wiktor Jekimenko
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1920: Acts of Mercy
Frederick Cayley Robinson: Acts of Mercy (1916–20); it seems the first two paintings are referred to as The Orphans, while the second two are referred to as The Doctor.
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Tagged 1910's, 1920's, 20th Century, Art, Frederick Cayley Robinson, Great Britain, Medicine, Painting, WWI
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1989: Overcome Evil with Good
Mineworkers at the Pittston Coal Company went on strike on April 5, 1989. The company had unilaterally made cuts to workers’ health care and ceased providing health care benefits to about 1,500 retirees, widows, and disabled miners. It had also … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980's, 1990's, 20th Century, Labor, Mines, Photography, Rich Trumka, Strikes, Unions
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1964: Super-Strike
Mike Sekowsky: Justice League of America #28 (June, 1964)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Comics, Labor, Mike Sekowsky, Strikes, Unions, USA
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1912: In the Rain
Franz Marc: In the Rain (1912)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Dogs, Franz Marc, Germany, Painting, Rain
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1915: Das Ghetto
Jan Bulhak: Das Ghetto (1915); Vilnius, Lithuania
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Cityscapes, Jan Bulhak, Judaism, Lithuania, Photography, Poland
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1936: Pax Cultura
Nicholas Roerich: Karakoram, Path to Turkestan (1936) After seeing the devastation of the First World War and the Russian Revolution, Nicholas Roerich conceived of the idea of an international treaty to protect cultural heritage in wartime. In the 1920’s, he … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Art, International Law, Landscapes, Nicholas Roerich, Painting, Russia
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