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The Reader - Firmin Baes , 1926.
Belgian , 1874-1943
Pastel on canvas , 98 x 78 cm. 38.58 x 30.71 in.
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Botanical illustrations taken from 'Plantes, oiseaux, quadrupèdes, poissons' by Louis Feuillée (French 1660-1732).
Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Source: gallica.bnf.fr
View of a windmill in Holland, Michigan, with tulips in foreground. Printed on front: "Dutch mill, Holland, Michigan." Printed on back: "L.L. Cook Co., post cards, Milwaukee, Wis." Handwritten on back: "Dear Ethel, Just wanted you to know we are thinking of you. Tressa & Olin are such nice hostesses. We had a good trip over although it rained. Laura Lee was very good and has been. I think she misses her daddy. We'll go to Toledo on Monday. Then home later in week. Chet will meet us there. We'll see you soon. Love, Dorothy & Laura Lee. P.S. Fri. morn Chet wrote about G. Its wonderful." Card is postmarked April, 1929.
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
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GEORGES D'ESPAGNAT (1870-1950)
YOUNG WOMAN READING
Oil on canvas
Monogrammed at the bottom right
Oil on canvas; signed with the monogram lower right
Tajan
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As far as artist signatures go, Jan van Kessel’s 17th-century painting of his name in caterpillars and snakes must be up there with the best. More on the unique work here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/jan-van-kessel-s-signature-of-caterpillars-and-snakes-1657
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Aretha Franklin performing on the TV Special "Bob Hope on Campus" in 1975.
Photos by Henry Diltz
View of the interior of the Franklin Branch Library, Detroit Public Library. Room is furnished with desk, tables, chairs and bookshelves. Stamped on back: "Photo by Phil Olsen. #5721. 19219 Greeley. Detroit 3, TW. 1-2455."
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
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APIAN, P.
Faks. : Astronomicum Caesarum (mit Dokumentation)
Ketterer and Kunst
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Hanna Rönnberg - Läsande skönhet (Anna Eleonora Ehrnrooth)
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Witches Sabbath by Francisco de Goya, 1797-1798.
Color creations from nature's studios revealing her masterly manipulation of color through the medium of superb motor car creations / Fisher Body Corporation, Fleetwood Body Corporation, General Motors. 1927.
National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library
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FAMILY MATTERS | THE BLACK VICTORIANS William T. Shorey (1859-1919), famous whaling captain, and his family, San Francisco, CA. Late 1800s
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A Seven Headed Dragon (c. 1500-1600) - Formerly attrib. to Amico Aspertini, ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci
Source: starxgoddess
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Ten bees (Apis species). Etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766. From the Wellcome Collection in JSTOR/Artstor. Creative Commons: Attribution.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.24853955