Tag Archives: Cityscapes

1920: Bombers over New York

Posted on December 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Army Air Forces photo of Martin Bombers Flying over New York City; the photo is undated, but the biplane silhouettes suggest a date in the 1920’s. (source)

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1908: Dream of New York

Posted on December 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Harry M. Pettit: Illustration for Moses King’s guidebook Views of New York (1908)

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1904: Abandoned Town

Posted on November 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Fernand Khnopff: The Abandoned Town (1904)

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1672: The Golden Bend in the Herengracht

Posted on November 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde: View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht (1671-72)

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1994: Freeways

Posted on November 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Catherine Opie: Untitled #1 (Freeways) (1994)

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1932: Cheltenham

Posted on October 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Algernon Cecil Newton: Outskirts of Cheltenham (1932)

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1908: Hofstraat

Posted on October 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

Léon Spilliaert: Hofstraat, Ostend (1908)

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1940s: Panorama

Posted on September 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Multi-photo panorama of West Street from Rector Street to Morris Street, New York City (1940’s) Click for detail!

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1939: City of Light

Posted on September 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

City of Light diorama, 1939 New York City World’s Fair

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1910: Flood

Posted on September 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

1910 Paris flood

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