PhD, interested in history, editorial cartoons, newspaper history, foreign languages and likes to cycle (when it's safe to do so...)
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ALT Olive green-colored aircraft with red white and blue stripe on the tail and a star on the top of the wing, photographed from a side angle while in a museum setting.
ALT Front page of the "Brooklyn Daily Eagle" newspaper dated Tuesday, October 29, 1929. Main headline reads "Wall St. in Panic as Stocks Crash." Other headlines mention an attempt on Italy's Crown Prince, a Hollywood fire, and remarks from Coolidge. The page features black and white images, including one of a person and another of Calvin Coolidge. Two hands hold the newspaper at the bottom corners.
ALT An illustration from "The Sphere" dated 1 July 1916 depicts Ernest Shackleton's expedition in the ship "Endurance" trapped in ice in the Weddell Sea. The image includes detailed annotations about the ship's journey and surrounding ice landscape. Additional smaller sketches illustrate the ship's route and the crew's challenges.
ALT This cartoon highlights the never-ending dilemma faced by members of Congress--explaining votes on various issues to the diverse interests back home. A worried congressman hurries home with a satchel and an armload of papers. His papers provide information on "questions to be answered, explanations, main reasons why I did not vote, answers to why I voted for...."
ALT A monochrome aerial image of Martian terrain, featuring scattered craters. Prominently, a large rock formation resembles a face, known as the "Face on Mars," located in the Cydonia region.
ALT A person is holding a map, appearing to pose for the photograph. The map is detailed, showing various streets and regions. The individual is wearing a suit and tie and appears to be smiling or looking content.
ALT Front page of New York post that features the headline HAIL WRONG WAY CORRIGAN written backwards
ALT Sepia toned front page of the Sunday Pictorial, with a range of photographs showing people enjoying the warm weather. From top left clockwise: a woman stands in the shallows wearing a bathing costume and holding a parasol, a young man and woman push a rowing boat out to sea at Brighton, two young woman stand on rocks beside the Dart river, two babies enjoy a cold drink, and four puppies test the shallows, being egged on by a young child, who holds seaweed for them to inspect.
