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Sunday, July 15, 2018

C O N T R O L

a photograph of marionettes at a control panel
the most important job of CONTROL is maintaining a semblance of normalcy for our
everyday life ... we hire people to perform that function,  and we don't like interruptions
    
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George Tooker art, control
George Tooker art
           
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central tube room - for cash and charge transactions, pneumatic tubes moved money in 1938 retail stores
"central tube room - for cash and charge transactions"
pneumatic tubes moved money in some large 1938 retail stores
      
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an illustration of medical gases by Erik Nitsche 1960 for General Dynamics
a 1960 illustration of medical gases by Erik Nitsche
    
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an 1893 catalog illustration of hair pins in a box in a carton
1893 hair pins in a box in a carton in a room in a store on a street in a town in a country on Earth
        
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A staged photograph of a theater audience, around 1900
           
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a 1991 color illustration for a music event, in Russia?
a 1991 illustration ... tighten or loosen the machine heads to tune the strings     
     
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Wacław Szpakowski art, one continuous line
Wacław Szpakowski art ... one continuous line      see full size
     
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a Joseph Kuhn-Régnier 1923 color illustration of a woman in distress
a Joseph Kuhn-Régnier fashion illustration, 1923
    
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1883 posture straighteners, denim shoulder straighteners for girls, an advertisement
1883 posture straighteners  ". . . their constant use will correct any unsightly and unhealthy stoop, that so many of our young girls acquire from close attention to study."
     
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a color photograph of thick old ship mooring rope
this ship mooring rope is four inches thick
     
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1600s elaborate fancy door keys, a photograph
1600s door keys
     
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a Harvey Dunn color illustration of a 1700s prison visitor
a Harvey Dunn illustration
     
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an illustration of a main gate at the 1900 Worlds Fair in Paris
a gate at the 1900 Worlds Fair in Paris
     
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the color cover of Dr. Seuss's 1950s children's book  "If I Ran the Zoo"
Dr. Seuss's 1950s children's book  "If I Ran the Zoo"
    
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an illustration of an 1868 school bully and his victim
an 1868 school bully
      
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an illustration of a 195os orchestra conductor using a baton
an illustration of an orchestra conductor
     
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a Lill Tschudi linocut print of a conductor and orchestra
a Lill Tschudi linocut print
     see full size
              
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a Frans Masereel woodcut about minority villification
a Frans Masereel woodcut
      
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a Gahan Wilson cartoon about a fascist buying shoes
"Yes, these will do nicely"     a Gahan Wilson cartoon
    
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"Wolcott's Instant Pain Annihilator", an illustrated color advertisement for pain medicine
"Wolcott's Instant Pain Annihilator"   it controls pain,  and then it controls you
      
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Sascha Schneider art, a monster's prisoner, addiction, 1899?
Sascha Schneider,  1899?
       
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a Franklin Booth illustration of wheat sheaves in a field
1800s printers used etched copies of photographs for publications.
Franklin Booth as a boy thought these images in magazines were pen
drawings, and learned to copy the photo-etching appearance.   
He became a successful illustrator with his unique style,
seen above      see full size
     
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a Harry Rountree children's illustration of a mouse bullying a groups of baby ducks
a Harry Rountree children's illustration
     
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a Ronald Searle drawing of an old Russioan woman passing a young Russian couple publicly kissing
time rules us all . . . a Ronald Searle drawing
        
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a James Wyeth color illustration of a NASA control room during lift off
a James Wyeth watercolor illustration of a NASA control room 
see full size
     
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Wallace Smith 1922
Wallace Smith,  1922
                 
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a 1962 Bernard Villemot poster illustration for Emprunt SNCF
a Bernard Villemot poster illustration
     
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a 1934 Howard Baer cartoon illustration of a powerful busy boss
a 1934 Howard Baer cartoon illustration
     
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a crazy photograph of comedian Phillis Diller promoting radio station WBBM in 1963
at the controls in 1963,  comedian Phillis Diller
        
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