History Thru The Lens

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My interests in history and photography come together in this photoblog. Featured in this blog are historical pictures such as the above photo of the RMS Olympic and her sister ship the RMS Titanic, which would prove to be the last one of them together side by side. Hopefully all who visit will enjoy it and recommend the site to their friends.

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Showing posts with label Museum of Modern Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Museum of Modern Art. Show all posts

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Old Meets New


Photographer William England snapped this photograph of the Niagara Suspension Bridge in 1859. Viewed as an engineering marvel in its' time, the structure not only accommodated the modern trains of the era, but also the old horse and buggy traffic, as seen on the lower level beneath the tracks.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

















In 1889, one year before his death, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted 'The Starry Night', which depicts the view outside his sanitarium room window at night. Incredibly, he painted it from memory during the day. Since 1941, this famous painting has been in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.