Das Leben "Des jungen Goethe" sollte eigentlich bis zur Zeit seiner vollen Reife zum Alter von etwa dreissig Jahren handeln, mit Hinzuziehen von allen Zustaenden, Ereignissen, und Leuten, welche irgend einen Einfluss bis dahin auf sein...
To gain a true appreciation of the works of any author, we must first be familiar with his race, his environment, and the period in which and of which he wrote. The Paris of the early seventeenth century was far different from the modern metropolis...
Map of the Northern Hemisphere, including the Americas, "Mer du Sud," "Mer du Nord," western Europe, western Africa and eastern Asia, which shows major rivers and ports plus explorers' navigational routes. Illustrations include...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
Charley O'Leary or Charles Timothy O'Leary (1882-1941). Color portrait of Charley O'Leary with the Detroit Tigers. A tiger is in the top left corner and 'Tigers' is in the top right. Verso: Charles O'Leary. Charles O'Leary, one of the Detroit...
Chief Wilson or John Owen Wilson (1883-1954). Color portrait of Chief Wilson with the Pittsburg Pirates or Pittsburgh Pirates. A pirate is in the top left corner and 'Pirates' is in the top right. Verso: J. Owen Wilson. J. Owen Wilson, now one of...
This study of Mably’s works was undertaken because of the scant treatment thus far accorded the writings of a philosopher, important in his own century, and peculiarly interesting today in view of the present partial realization of many of his...
Soldiers--French; World War, 1914-1918--France; Military uniforms; Military life; Pacifists
Photographic postcard of André Jeunet taken during his military training in Autun, France in 1915. Other copies were mailed to his family, but Jeunet saved this one and inscribed it in 1920.
Formal portrait of André Jeunet and his cousin Robert Jeunet, both in military uniforms, taken in Paris in 1916. Printed on verso: "Photographie des Grands Magasins du Louvre" and "Ce cliché No. [71418] sera conservé pour fournier...
Louisville City Hospital school of nursing 1918 - Composite photograph of Louisville City Hospital school of nursing class of 1918. Two rows of individual oval-shaped portraits of students in nursing uniforms and caps with four portraits across the...
Portrait of the back of performer and writer Lillian Lewis, with her face in right profile. "Called Back," starring Jessie Mildward, Robert B. Mantell, and W. J. Ferguson, was staged at Macauley's Theatre from February 16-21, 1885, of...
Map of Kentucky, bordered by Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, and Tennessee, shows mountain ranges, counties, cities and towns, rivers, large creeks, and major roads. Printed under the title, "Weimar, Im. Verlage des Geograph. Instituts...
German map of Kentucky shows mountain ranges, rivers, large creeks, counties, cities, and towns plus existing and proposed canals, streets and railroads. State borders are traced in color and relief is shown by hachures. Distances between towns are...
England; Men; Women; Children; Animals; People associated with religion; Sculpture; Greek temples; Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Portugal; France; Lyres; Stringed instruments
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: scene of England, signed "Hartwell," with man, woman, and children seated in front of thatched hut among chickens, with horse, carriage, and Tower of London visible in...
Excerpts from catalog entry, p.336: Abb. Im Reprint des Kataloges, S.357; Öl auf Pappe; Bez. u.l.: Kandinsky 1909; Tage Bertoldy och Greta Hobroh's Stiftelse, Trelleborg; Gezeigt auf der 1. NKVM-Ausstellung 1909, Nr.43.
Caption information: Bleistift, Emaillefarbe [Pencil, color enamel] / sig. u. dat.: o. r. Christo 1969-70 [Signed and dated: upper right: Christo 1969-70] / Besitz des Kunstlers [Property (possession) of the artists].
Caption information: Bleistift, Buntstift, Landkarte [Pencil, colored pencil, land art] / sig. u. dat.: Christo 1970 [Signed and dated: Christo 1970] / Beisitz des Kunstlers [Property (possession) of the artists].
"The painting belonged to Edward James. The 'paranoiac-critical town' is composed of elements principally from Cadaqués and Palamós." (Caption); "The reference was to Outskirts of the Paranoiac-Critical Town, one of Dali's finest...
Sculpture; Coins; Money; Medals; Jewelry; Necklaces; Goldwork; Metalwork; Effigies; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with...
"In this medallion, a gold coin is set within the center of a gold disc. A ring for hanging it projects from the top. The coin is a double solidus with an imperial effigy on the front [...]. In bust view, the emperor is seen in left profile,...
