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Sunday, May 15, 2016

P H O T O G R A P H S of interest

rough sea at Bognor 1895
"Rough Sea at Bognor"   a color-tinted photo postcard from Sussex,  date and artist unknown
                       
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Raphael Goldchain, I Am My Family
from photographer Raphael Goldchain's book 'I Am My Family' ... he is photographed as early family members that lived before his own wife and family
                 
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Raphael Goldchain, I Am My Family
Raphael Goldchain
               
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Raphael Goldchain, I Am My Family
Raphael Goldchain
                 
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Hubble galaxy
Hubble telescope
                       
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1918 Camp Dodge,  Des Moines aerial photo of 800 men human statue of liberty Mole
1918 Camp Dodge,  Des Moines   
           
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Cleveland 1986 balloons photograph
Cleveland USA,  1986 ... this massive balloon launch caused problems
                      
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1930 pyramids
a pyramid,  1930
           
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Edward Burtynsky Shipbreaking #21
Edward Burtynsky  'Shipbreaking #21'
           
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louvered mirror photograph for Clairol Creme Toner
1962 advertising       see full size

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Jaco Pastorius album photo of arctic sun for  1981 Jaco Pastorius album art, Word of Mouth Big Band
path of the Arctic sun       see full size

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children in a trench during the London Blitz, a photograph
1941 London
                       
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a posed crowd, 1950s
this is a posed crowd for an advertising photo ... no one is talking
or moving ... the large room is silent except for the photographer's
directions ... a retouch artist later added dark eyes and mouths
with a fine brush       see full size
   
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A vintage supermarket color photo of busy people
  this candid photograph shows people as they really are in public . . .
a smile here and there,  but generally neutral in public appearance
see full size
                       
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1909 pictorialism Femina
1909 pictorialism
       see full size
    
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A 1912 photograph of Victoria Falls
this is a 1912 photograph of Victoria Falls bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe
                       
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unusual bird photograph
     
                       
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motorcycle police photograph USA
a Life magazine photo?
                       
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Promotional color photograph for a 1960s aqua-theater
  a promotional shot for a 1960s aqua-theater       see full size

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unknown theater photo odd
a thespian       see full size

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Hollywood & Vine 1960s color photograph
  a moment at Hollywood & Vine, 1960s
                       
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an old photograph of sugar cubes and shadow, Edward Steichen
an Edward Steichen photograph
                       
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Photograph of a bordello in 1900 Japan
a bordello in 1900 Japan ... no smiles       click twice
                       
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Photo of a 1919 telescope observatory interior
a photograph of a 1919 observatory     click twice
                       
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a 1930s food photo for a magazine advertisement
a 1930s magazine advertisement
                       
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film director Alfred Hitchcock, a portrait as a woman
film director Alfred Hitchcock
                 
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A 1961 Cyclone ad photograph in color for Oranyl & Comtal, Paris
a photo-composite,  1961
                       
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1940 photo of a busy public scene
                       
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a 1921 X-Ray photograph of a woman's foot in a high heel shoe
a 1921 X-Ray photograph of a woman's foot in a high heel shoe
                

Sunday, May 8, 2016

S P I R A L S

a Stephan Alcorn illustration 2017, for The Night Ocean by Paul le Farge
a Stephan Alcorn illustration,  2017
         

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an 1882 calligraphy horse
1882 calligraphy art       click twice
              
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Liliana Porter 2018 art, a woman cleaning a giant red spiral
Liliana Porter 2018 art       click twice
     
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an 1897 public urinal illustration
an 1897 public urinal
         
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Maurice Pillard Verneuil
Maurice Pillard Verneuil
          
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a graphic spiral 1960
1960?       click twice
     
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1941 plastic color samples
plastic color samples,  1941
         
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Yan Dargent ceramic plate
Yan Dargent       click twice
         
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Hubble space galaxy
Hubble
     
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Sam Szafran art, wierd stairs
Sam Szafran art       click twice
         
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Jörn Utzon architecture
Jörn Utzon architecture
            
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1924 spiral school fire escape, large photograph
a 1924 school fire escape slide
           
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An early spiral animation for a turntable, a color photograph
an early spiral animation for a turntable     click twice
           
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a suspended spiral lobby ramp photograph
a suspended spiral lobby ramp
           
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1960 spiral lobby ramp, suspended
another suspended spiral ramp,  1960     see full size
           
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1884 spiral pen-rack by Spencerian, an illustration
an 1884 pen-rack
           
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1990 blue art glass, large photograph
1990 art glass
           
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John D Batten illustration
a John D. Batten illustration      click twice
           
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1972 ticket roll, a photograph
a 1972 ticket roll
           
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1939 NY World's Fair Ford spiral ramp in color
Ford Motors at the 1939 NY World's Fair     click twice
           
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1939 NY World's Fair Ford showroom with lighted spiral, photograph
Ford Motors inside at the 1939 NY World's Fair     see full size
           
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Robert Quackenbush illustration of a tornado
a Robert Quackenbush illustration     click twice
              
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a 1933 Chicago World's Fair poster, A century of Progress
a 1933 Chicago World's Fair poster
           
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1958 Brussels World's Fair spiral, large photograph
at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair     click twice
           
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Cyril E. Power art 1929, large image
Cyril E. Power art, 1929     click twice
           
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desert twisters illustrated in a Camille Flammarion book
desert twisters illustrated in a Camille Flammarion science book
           
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Camille Flammarion waterspouts illustration
waterspouts illustrated in a Camille Flammarion book     click twice
           
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Jen Stark paper sculpture, large photograph
a Jen Stark paper sculpture
           
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Karl Hubenthal illustration 1967, Just one more
a Karl Hubenthal illustration, 1967     click twice
           
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a George Andreas Bockler rotating fountain idea, 1600s
a George Andreas Bockler fountain idea,  1600s