Endurance frozen in the ice, 1914-1917. Frank Hurley
Platinum print.
The Endurance was an exploration ship that became trapped in pack ice in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915. It was Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The ship was squeezed by the ice for ten months before being crushed, but the crew all survived.
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Uh-oh, someone's not happy with his order at the thermopolium!
Inspired by recent discoveries in Pompeii, I've since wanted to draw a "snapshot" of a street with people in ancient Rome.
Medium: Photoshop & Wacom Intuos.
Print available here
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PLEASE TELL ME SOMEONE CAN RELATE BC I LOVE HISTORY ITS SO INTERESTING AND EXPLAINS SO MUCH ABT WHY OUR WORLD IS THE WAY IT IS BUT MY GOD. IF I HAVE TO WRITE ANOTHER GODDAMN ESSAY IM GONNA CRY
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Erich Lessing. Hungarian Revolution. Budapest. 1956
I Am Collective Memories • Follow me, — says Visual Ratatosk
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Fun fact: The pronunciation of American English is closer to the pronunciation in William Shakespeare's time (1564-1616) than in British English. Today's American accent is more closely related to what Shakespeare heard while he wrote. People generally assume that Shakespeare's English is related to British English, but in Early Modern English the letter "r" is still pronounced. During the 18th century the "r" was dropped from pronunciation when it was the last syllable of a word in southern British English. American English froze in how we pronounce letters, which is why we sound more like Shakespeare than British English.
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Bryant Park Breadline, New York, 1933. Edward Steichen.
Gelatin sliver.
This photograph is considered an iconic image of the Great Depression. Though the beauty of it might obscure the desperation and hardship faced by millions of Americans.
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Erich Lessing. Hungarian Revolution. Budapest. 1956
I Am Collective Memories • Follow me, — says Visual Ratatosk
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