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- "Banvard's Great Paintings of Jerusalem and the Holy Land," 1853-1854 - John Banvard entertained hundreds of thousands of mid-nineteenth-century Americans with his panorama of the Holy Land. This massive mural -- painted after his trip to the Near East -- depicted historic and religious scenes of Jerusalem and Palestine. For two years, from 1852-1854, audiences in New York City's Georama Theater marveled as each tableau on the canvas scrolled past.
- 1853-1854
- Collections - Artifact
"Banvard's Great Paintings of Jerusalem and the Holy Land," 1853-1854
John Banvard entertained hundreds of thousands of mid-nineteenth-century Americans with his panorama of the Holy Land. This massive mural -- painted after his trip to the Near East -- depicted historic and religious scenes of Jerusalem and Palestine. For two years, from 1852-1854, audiences in New York City's Georama Theater marveled as each tableau on the canvas scrolled past.
- Tattoo Stencil, 1915-1950 - Tattoos communicate stories. Their content ranges from deeply personal and traditional--to regrettable and frivolous. In the early 1900s, "Professor" Waters apprenticed as a tattoo artist in carnivals and New York's Bowery District. He ran a successful supply shop in Detroit (1918-1939), patenting the standard "two-coil" tattoo machine in 1929. Designs from his flash sheets continue to inspire tattooists today.
- 1915-1950
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Tattoo Stencil, 1915-1950
Tattoos communicate stories. Their content ranges from deeply personal and traditional--to regrettable and frivolous. In the early 1900s, "Professor" Waters apprenticed as a tattoo artist in carnivals and New York's Bowery District. He ran a successful supply shop in Detroit (1918-1939), patenting the standard "two-coil" tattoo machine in 1929. Designs from his flash sheets continue to inspire tattooists today.
- Advertising Booklet for the Little Shop of Palestine Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, 1928 -
- 1928
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Advertising Booklet for the Little Shop of Palestine Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, 1928
- "National Geographic," Vol. 126, No. 6, December 1964 - The National Geographic Society published the first issue of its magazine in the fall of 1888, within a year of its founding. <i>National Geographic</i>, initially a scholarly magazine for the Society's members, would not include a photograph in its pages until 1905; its distinctive yellow border would not appear until 1910. By 2024, more than one-and-a-half million subscribers received a digital or print version.
- December 01, 1964
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"National Geographic," Vol. 126, No. 6, December 1964
The National Geographic Society published the first issue of its magazine in the fall of 1888, within a year of its founding. National Geographic, initially a scholarly magazine for the Society's members, would not include a photograph in its pages until 1905; its distinctive yellow border would not appear until 1910. By 2024, more than one-and-a-half million subscribers received a digital or print version.