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Atomic bomb tests in the Nevada Desert (1951 - 1992)
Nearly 1,000 atomic bomb tests were detonated in the Nevada Test Site in the Nevada Desert from 1951 until 1992.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Nudes by Anne Brigman
Anne Brigman (1869 - 1950) depicted herself and other female nudes outdoors in the Sierra Nevada.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Atomic bomb explosions (1946–52) taken with Rapatronic Camera
Pictures of atomic bomb explosions taken one ten-millionth of a second after detonation from about seven miles away.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Architect Oscar Newman’s 'Plan for an underground nuclear shelter'
Architect Oscar Newman’s tongue in cheek 'Plan for an underground nuclear shelter' (1969)
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Eadweard Muybridge 'The Horse in Motion'
In June 1878, Eadweard Muybridge created a sequential series of photographs with a battery of 12 cameras along the race track
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


JG Ballard Discusses English Society In The 1950's
Interview with JG Ballard Discussing English Society In The 1950's
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20220 min read


Aerial photographs taken by pigeons
Aerial photographs taken by pigeons using Dr Julius Neubronner's (1852 – 1932) Miniature Pigeon Camera' patented in 1908.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Wonderful interview with Quentin Crisp
Wonderful interview with Quentin Crisp from World in Action (1970). Here he discusses being beaten up because of his appearance.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Death In The Sickroom By Edvard Munch
“Illness, madness and death were the black angels that watched over my cradle and have since followed me through life,”
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Old Horse'
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) died of a heart-attack 7th July. Shortly before his death he looked back on his life and drew this cartoon
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


A compendium of demons and magic (Around 1775)
A compendium of demons and magic with the enticing warning "Do not touch me" inscribed on the title page.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Only known film footage of Claude Monet
The only known film footage of the French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) at work painting lilies in his garden at Giverny in (1914
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Rare footage of Pierre-August Renoir
Rare footage of Pierre-August Renoir painting at home (1915) aged 74.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


An interview with Jean Renoir
An interview with Jean Renoir (1894 - 1979), conducted by Jacques Rivette in 1967.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Luis Buñuel interview
Luis Buñuel interview where he describes the first film he ever saw.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


The Diary Frida Kahlo
Images from The Diary of Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954) Frida Kahlo “Anguish and pain, pleasure and death are no more than a process”
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Max Ernst - The Entire City
The Entire City by Max Ernst (1891–1976) a series of around 12 paintings on the same theme.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


A pile of American Bison Skulls (Circa 1892)
A pile of American bison skulls waiting to be ground for fertiliser (circa 1892) unknown photographer.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Frida kahlo Plaster Corsets
At the age of 18 Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) sustained horrific injuries when she was involved in a bus collision in Mexico City.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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