Monthly Archives: October 2016

Around the World (alphabetically): Afghanistan

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Christopher George

Charles Shepherd, Group of Maula Gori Afrides, Afghanistan, ca. 1867 (2007.104.3) Edward Grazda, Jalez, Afghanistan, 1982 (2012.51.3) Stephen Dupont, Man praying and reading the Koran inside the Grand Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, 1993 (2012.37.5) Stephen Dupont, The Grand Buddha Cave … Continue reading →

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Weegee’s October Surprise (part 3): For President

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Christopher George

Weegee (1899-1968), [“For President, Nixon”], ca. 1961 (12608.1993) Weegee (1899-1968), [“For President, Nixon”], ca. 1961 (11572.1993) Weegee (1899-1968), [“For President, Reagan”], ca. 1968 (11639.1993) Weegee (1899-1968), [“For President, Rockefeller”], ca. 1966 (11699.1993) Weegee (1899-1968), [“For President, Wallace”], ca. 1968 (12616.1993) … Continue reading →

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Weegee’s October Surprise (part 2): LBJ

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Christopher George

Weegee (1899-1968), “Draft Johnson for President,” ca. 1968 (3015.1993) Yesterday this great drawing and fun fact floated down by Twitter stream (while at lunch, of course, LBJ and PB&J): #ElectionCollection: How about this for a caricature? 😂 Fun fact: LBJ … Continue reading →

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Hope for the future

Posted on October 17, 2016 by fansinaflashbulb

Margaret Bourke-White, Shock Brigadier, ca. 1931 (622.1994) From 1930 through 1932 Margaret Bourke-White visited the U.S.S.R. to document the first Five Year Plan, a series of nationwide centralized plans to transition from an agricultural society to an industrial economy. During several trips she took hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Matt Black is the 2015 Recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Grant

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Christopher George

Matt Black, USA, Tulare, California, Birds, 2014 (2015.38.3) Tulare, CA. The population is 59,278 and 21.4% live below the poverty level. Matt Black, USA, York, Pennslyvania, Rainstorm, 2015 (2015.38.8) York, PA. The population is 43,718 and 37.1% live below the … Continue reading →

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Weegee’s October Surprise

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Christopher George

Weegee (1899-1968), [Weegee], ca. 1968 (12602.1993) Published together for the first time in almost 50 years. Published for the first time on the Internet. Available nowhere else but Fansinaflashbulb. Together, in a few, probably three, blog posts, a Fansinaflashbulb exclusive… … Continue reading →

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