Tag Archives: USA

1991: Confound these Wretched Rodents!

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

M. C. Wyman, penciler: Doctor Doom vs Squirrel Girl and friends; Marvel Super-Heroes Vol 2 #8 (December, 1991)

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1994: Better Homes Better Gardens

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Kerry James Marshall: Better Homes Better Gardens (1994)

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1945: Tadayori Kihara’s Suitcase

Posted on September 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

When the first atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima, Tadayori Kihara was riding his bicycle onto a bridge; this suitcase was mounted behind his seat. The blast threw Kihara off his bicycle and onto the bridge walkway.  Most of the skin … Continue reading →

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1905: The River Seine

Posted on September 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Theodore Scott Dabo: The River Seine (ca. 1905)

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1968: What’s Wrong With These People?

Posted on September 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ross Andru: The Flash Vol. 1, #177 (March 1968)

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2014: Vase with Landscape and Dinosaurs

Posted on September 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Steven Young Lee: Vase with Landscape and Dinosaurs (2014) (source)

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1872: Eaton’s Neck

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Frederick Kensett: Eaton’s Neck, Long Island (1872)

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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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1908: Flying Machine

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Harry Grant Dart: Cover illustration for the magazine The All-Story, October 1908

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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)

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