Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
VALLEY QUEEN under construction at the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. VALLEY QUEEN, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (192 ft. x 35.8 ft. x 5.6 ft.), was built in 1889. Owned by Captain George W. Rea, VALLEY QUEEN operated on the Red...
Jefferson Davis Hotel (Montgomery, Ala.); Hotels; Automobiles; Traffic police
Large hotel building on corner. There are automobiles on the street, with a police officer directing them. People can be seen on the sidewalk in front of the hotel. An American flag flies from the the hotel's roof. The hotel was built ca. 1929; a...
Three birds in a tree bough which hangs in front of a window. It is snowing. Another bird flies nearby. A red candle trimmed with holly shines nearby. Postmarked 192? on verso. Published by the Gibson Art Company.
Painting: oil on canvas, 274 x 487 cm (108 x 192 in); tables: painted wood, 77.4 x 81 x 89 cm (30 1/2 x 32 x 35 in), painted wood with steel base, 100 x 104 x 89 cm (39 1/2 x 41 x 35 in); cones: welded steel, 50.7 x 76.7 x 53.2 cm (20 x 30 1/4 x 21...
“The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated in AD 80 by Titus, after his father’s death.” (p.192)
“The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated in AD 80 by Titus, after his father’s death.” (p.192)
Based on a drawing by Lanciano and Carpano (caption, p.197); “The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated...
"[...] with the stucco decoration restored from the existing remains and from Renaissance drawings." (caption, p.194); “The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed...
“The courtyard at the back of the central wing also has a nymphaeum, with a deep pool. The sacellum that seems to emerge from the pool is covered with mosaic, and the paintings on the walls of the courtyard create the illusion of a garden to make...
Performance art; Film stills; Video recording; Motion pictures; Motion study photographs; Men; Artists; Performances; Locomotion; Human locomotion; Stools; Seating furniture; Furniture
Activity/performance, Acconci Studios, New York: "STEP PIECE (STEPS: STEPPING-OFF PLACE) / Apartment 6B, 102 Christopher Street, New York City / 1970 / Activity/Performance / 4 months (February, April, July, November); varying times each day /...
