Tag Archives: 1969

“There Is No Planet B”

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Christopher George

NASA, Earthrise, December 24, 1968 (2016.23.1) NASA, [Edward Higgins White’s space walk], June 3, 1965 (2478.2005) NASA, [“Nearly full Earth showing Africa, Middle East, Europe and western Asia from the Apollo 11”], July 16 1969, (2476.2005) Apollo 11 view of … Continue reading →

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A giant leap…

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Christopher George

Neil Armstrong, [Buzz Aldrin walking on moon], July 20, 1969 (2012.99.1) MAN ON THE MOON — Apollo 11, astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. walks on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 in this photo taken by astronaut … Continue reading →

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“Countdown Toward the Moon”

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Moon seen by Apollo 8], December, 1968, (2012.99.22) Unidentified Photographer, [Moon seen by Apollo 8] (verso), December, 1968, (2012.99.22) NASA, [Moon annotated with possible sites to be photographed], November 29, 1968 (2012.99.28) NASA, [Moon annotated with possible sites … Continue reading →

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Earth Day, 2018

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Christopher George

Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), Earth Day, 1970 (822.2002) Louis Bencze, Giraffe, Tampa, Florida, 1990 (274.1991) Lou Bernstein (1911-2005), Newfy, N.Y. Aquarium, 1977 (97.1992) Douglas Faulkner, Golden-Crested Damselfish, Belau Islands (312.1981) David Wartersun, Pelicans, ca. 1990 NASA, [“Nearly full Earth showing Africa, … Continue reading →

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“A wishful dream about Thanksgiving, turkey, etc.” – Happy Thanksgiving, 2017

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Christopher George

Aaron Siskind, Harlem Peace Meals, ca. 1937 (93.1981) Martin Munkácsi, [Turkey vendor, England], 1932 (2007.110.55) Todd Webb, [Turkey seller, Patzcuaro, Mexico], 1969 (2013.99.54) Lee Sievan, Turkey Dinner 40¢, 1940s (7.1990) Weegee, [Triumphant turkey catcher after turkey truck crash on the … Continue reading →

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Pete Turner (1934-2017)

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Christopher George

Pete Turner (1934-2017), Cheetah, 1970 (114.1987) Pete Turner (1934-2017), Tree Shadow, Zimbabwe, 1959 (121.1987) Pete Turner (1934-2017), Shape of Things to Come, 1969 (124.1987) Pete Turner (1934-2017), New Dawn, Heimaey, Iceland, 1973 (119.1987) Born in Albany, New York, in 1934, … Continue reading →

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“Perhaps to live I needed to know there is beauty.” Sonja Bullaty

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Christopher George

Sonja Bullaty (1923-2000), Sudek on his 80th birthday, Prague, March 17, 1976 (117.1996) Sonja Bullaty (1923-2000), Sudek, Prague, 1960s (118.1996) Angelo Lomeo, A toast: Sonja Bullaty and Josef Sudek, 1972 (116.1996) Sonja Bullaty (1923-2000), Women’s March, Tanzania, 1966 Sonja Bullaty … Continue reading →

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