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  • Summer of 1893

    Summer of 1893

    In the summer of 1893, 33 year old Anton Pavlovich Chekhov wrote in his diary: “No money, as always” Unfortunately Fortunately, an inability to help Chekhov shouldn’t stop you helping me … try it. I promise, I’ll work less and create more. While you are thinking about how much you are…

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  • Codex Gigas – The Devil’s Bible

    Codex Gigas – The Devil’s Bible

    According to legend, the Codex was written in just one night by a monk condemned to be walled up alive, with the help of the devil. However, researchers believe that the work took at least 25 years.

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  • Mistresses of Death

    Mistresses of Death

    “Mistresses of Death” who killed men with a wooden hammer and strangled them with their feet.

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  • Before and After

    Before and After

    In 1922, scientists at Toronto General Hospital treated comatose diabetic children suffering from ketoacidosis by injecting them with a new purified insulin extract. Miraculously, as the last child in a coma received the injection, the first child awakened, leading to a swift recovery for all and transforming despair into hope.

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  • Photography, A Medium Of Expression

    Photography, A Medium Of Expression

    THE highest praise — supposedly praise — which is ever applied to a print, is, that it does not look like a photograph, meaning the ordinary, hard, retouched reproduction, which people in general are accustomed to see. It is this latter thing, which the public have had so long as…

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  • Female Photographer – Alice Boughton Reblogged

    Female Photographer – Alice Boughton Reblogged

    As Alice Boughton’s became noticed by famous photographers in her field, like Alfred Stieglitz. He knew of and admired her work and by 1902 he included two of her works in the inaugural exhibition at his 291 Art Gallery in New York City.

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  • The 7 Deadly Sins?

    The 7 Deadly Sins?

    The 7 Deadly Sins: Wrath, Sloth, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Pride and Envy. Illustrated by Bernard Charoy, 1958.

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  • Bodybuilding Pioneer

    Bodybuilding Pioneer

    In 1886, Karl and Rose Leibowitz fled pogroms in Odessa, settling in the United States and having four children. Their son, John Paul, became a successful lawyer and was trained by Charles Atlas. His daughter Jacqueline, an acrobat, instilled a love for sports in her son, Sylvester Stallone.

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  • Pure Sweden

    Pure Sweden

    From 1934 to 1976, Sweden enforced forced sterilization on girls deemed unethical, impacting those viewed as disobedient or mentally unfit. This program, aimed at national purity, mirrored practices in Norway, Denmark, and the U.S. Compensation for victims began in 1999, highlighting ongoing repercussions of eugenics across nations.

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  • Documenting Family Life – Our Daughters

    Documenting Family Life – Our Daughters

    Time to make a family document. When did you last time practice smiling or play at work? Well, it is time! Go and have fun together, GO NOW!

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  • Hunt and Shoot

    Hunt and Shoot

    BCG conducts a Hunt and Shoot competition each year, normally held in September or October. The organiser of the Hunt and Shoot chooses the venue for the competition and the twelve subjects for the competition. The twelve subjects are not known to the competitors until shortly before the commencement of the shoot.

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