Tag Archives: USA

2007: The Doll House

Posted on August 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

In 2005 I acquired the use of a farmhouse, abandoned in the late 60’s. The house was located near Sinclair Manitoba on highway #2. For over 18 months ( – winter) I re-shingled the roof with recycled shingles and restored … Continue reading →

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1918: It Is Well that No Protection Be Afforded the Bird

Posted on August 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Common Crow (corvus brachyrhynchos); frontispiece of The Crow and Its Relation to Man (E. R. Kalmbach, 1918). When feeding on injurious insects, crustaceans, rodents, and carrion, and when dispersing seeds of beneficial plants, the crow is working largely for … Continue reading →

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1940: Top Women

Posted on August 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

The official title of this item in the National Archives is “Like girls from Mars are these ‘top women’ at U.S. Steel’s Gary, Indiana, Works. Their job is to clean up at regular intervals around the tops of twelve blast … Continue reading →

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1913: Whitlock’s Folly

Posted on August 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

Once located on the southeastern tip of the Bronx, this mansion was built by Benjamin Morris Whitlock in 1859. Sitting on a fifty-acre estate, the structure boasted a hundred rooms and was said to have cost $350,000 (about $9.5 million … Continue reading →

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2015: Cyborg

Posted on August 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Rodrigo Galdino: Maasai Cyborg (2015) (source)

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1966: Likewise, a Jazzy Tachometer

Posted on August 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ad for the 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport.

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1918: The Heavens Are Telling

Posted on July 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Emil Carlsen: The Heavens Are Telling (1918)

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1865: Northern Lights

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Frederic Edwin Church: Aurora Borealis (1865) “Some art historians have suggested that Church painted Aurora Borealis as a subdued tribute to the end of the Civil War, with the drapery of auroral light forming an abstract representation of the American … Continue reading →

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1965: Portrait with Horns

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Tom Morris: Portrait of Billy Eckstine (1965) (source) Billy Eckstine was a jazz singer and bandleader of the swing era; listen to his 1951 hit “I Apologize” here.

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1939: Education

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Krusoe: Spirit of Education (WPA Mural, Lincoln High School, Cleveland) (1939) (source)

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