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1913: My Heart at Evening

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

My Heart at Evening Toward evening you hear the cry of the bats. Two black horses bound in the pasture, The red maple rustles, The walker along the road sees ahead the small tavern. Nuts and young wine taste … Continue reading →

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1947: Monk

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Gottlieb: Thelonious Monk, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, NY (ca. Sept. 1947)

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1927: Second Base

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charles M. Conlon: portrait of second baseman Tony Lazzeri of the 1927 Yankees

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1971: He Says It Takes Two Kinds

Posted on September 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

2 yellow south white wedding dress naked parachute a man comes in. he offers me cocaine. two pure white powders. somethings fishy. one is lumpy. he says it takes two kinds. one is outlaw cocaine. hardon. makes you pant like … Continue reading →

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1910: Nijinsky

Posted on September 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Vaslav Nijinsky performing the “Siamese Dance” from the ballet Les Orientales, Paris, 1910

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1927: Pancho Villa’s Pet Deer Moves to Los Angeles

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Betty Bradley and her pet deer, Bennie (1927); “Bennie (or Benny) the deer was said to have been the former pet of revolutionary Pancho Villa, and was given to Betty Bradley while she was visiting in Mexico with her parents. … Continue reading →

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1940s: Singing on the Mountain

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hugh M. Morton: “Singing on the Mountain” Preacher (1940s – 1950s); unidentified preacher at “Singing on the Mountain” gospel festival, Grandfather Mountain, NC. (source)