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Photo of the Day – 12/16/16 (“Wide Load”, 1959)

Daily Photo — “Wide Load, 1959”

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Somehow, I think that by today’s safety standards this arrangement wouldn’t go over too well.  Thank goodness for double, triple, and quad strollers!

Aug. 21, 1959, somewhere in New Zealand. “Two women with four small children in a pushchair on a city street, probably Wellington.” Evening Post newspaper photograph collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. 

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Posted by on December 16, 2016 in Daily Photo

 

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Artwork of the Day – 11/2/15 (Black Phoenix, Ralph Hotere)

Daily Artwork — “Black Phoenix, Ralph Hotere, 1984-1988”

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1984-1988– Black PhoenixWood and Metal Assemblage.  Conceptual art and Installation Art style. Ralph Hotere (1931-2013 ). Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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Posted by on November 2, 2015 in Daily Art

 

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Photo of the Day – 12/5/13 (Be the Tree, 1910)

Daily Photo — “Be the Tree, 1910”

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New Zealand circa 1910. “Studio portrait, young woman in Christmas tree fancy dress and hat costume, with little presents and decorations hanging off her, Christchurch.” Half-plate glass negative by Adam Maclay. (Via: Shorpy)

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Posted by on December 5, 2013 in Daily Photo

 

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