I don’t have my own phonograph, and it’s impossible to have physical representations of my collection of antique mp3s, but at least I now have a bookshelf full of books about years. Unbelievably, this is only the second or third* one I’ve come across so far (the number is due to go up quite a …
MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack Williams & Walker are a great deal to blame for being the originators and establishing the name “coon” upon our race. They met a white man in San Francisco by the name of McConnell, who put them on the circuit. In order …
January 12 — A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. January 16—April 7 — The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. January 22 — The SS Valencia strikes a reef …
Gustav Klimt – The Three Ages of Woman Pablo Picasso – Family of Saltimbanques Jean Metzinger — Two Nudes in an Exotic Landscape Anna Ancher — Harvesters Florence Fuller — A Golden Hour Henri Rousseau — The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope Åžtefan Luchian – Willows at Chiajna Henri-Edmond Cross – Landscape with …
Rescued by Rover La révolution en Russie La presa di Roma The Living Playing Cards The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog Halifax Catholic Procession The Night Before Christmas An Interesting Story Boarding School Girls At Coney Island The Black Imp Ormond Beach Florida Auto Races Baby’s Toilet The Kleptomaniac Special March Past of …
Even if it isn’t the most well-known war in the west, overshadowed by the events of a decade later, the Russo-Japanese war nevertheless led to the abortive 1905 revolution in Russia, the takeover of Korea by Japan, gave Theodore Roosevelt a Nobel Peace Prize, and laid some of the groundwork for the worldwide complications of …
In 1905 the tail-end of the Belle Époque in Paris, home to Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. denis found a new star – a Javanese princess, of princely Hindu birth, immersed in the traditions of sacred Indian dance since childhood, newly arrived in France to demonstrate exotic stripteases where she removed a series of veils …
MP3 direct download | Itunes | Mixcloud | Feedburner (RSS) | MP3 pack When people imagine the future, we often imagine new technologies, but we rarely take the time to consider how those technologies will change how we live our lives, or how we see the world. When the internet started becoming popular towards the …
January 22 — The Bloody Sunday massacre of peaceful Russian demonstrators in St Petersberg helps trigger the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. February 20 — Russo-Japanese War – The Battle of Mukden begins in Manchuria March 20 — Grover Shoe Factory disaster – A boiler explosion, building collapse and fire in Brockton, Massachusetts, kills 58 …
Mikalojus Konstantinas ÄŒiurlionis — A Day Henri Matisse — Luxe, Calme et Volupté Max Slevogt — Portrait of the Dancer Anna Pavlova Ilya Repin — Portrait of Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev Gwen John — Dorelia in a Black Dress Isidre Nonell – La Paloma Pablo Picasso – The Actor Vilhelm Hammershøi — Interior with Young Woman …
