Tag Archives: New York City

5650: The Last Day of Manhattan

Posted on June 24, 2021 by corvusfugit

In 1905, the great comic strip artist Windsor McCay illustrated a series of satiric science fiction vignettes by the prolific author, humorist, and editor John Kendrick Bangs. The series ran in The New York Herald and other newspapers and featured … Continue reading →

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1928: Damaged

Posted on February 27, 2021 by corvusfugit

Walker Evans: [Workers Loading Neon “Damaged” Sign into Truck, West Eleventh Street, New York City] (1928-1930)

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1967: Alice in Wonderland

Posted on April 29, 2020 by corvusfugit

The 1967 report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders opens with a now-famous conclusion: “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white–separate and unequal.” The closing of the report is less well known: One of … Continue reading →

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1930: PCA-2

Posted on April 9, 2020 by corvusfugit

A Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro during its certification flight over New York City, 1930

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1913: Afterglow

Posted on January 18, 2020 by corvusfugit

Jonas Lie: Afterglow (1913)

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1927: East River

Posted on September 18, 2019 by corvusfugit

Georgia O’Keeffe: East River from the Shelton (East River No. 1) (c. 1927-28)

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1910: Fifth Avenue at Twilight

Posted on September 11, 2019 by corvusfugit

Birge Harrison: Fifth Avenue at Twilight (ca. 1910)

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1973: Heavy Smog

Posted on January 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Chester Higgins: Environmental Protection Agency photo – “The George Washington Bridge in heavy smog. View toward the New Jersey side of the Hudson River” (May 1973)

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1986: Lower Manhattan

Posted on January 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

Yvonne Jacquette: A Glimpse of Lower Manhattan (Night) (1986)

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1859: Morning Over New York

Posted on January 22, 2019 by corvusfugit

Charles Herbert Moore: Morning Over New York (c. 1859)

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