Historical Magnets

A farm girl in the farmyard feeding chickens. Nebraska, 1936.

Admiralty Head Lighthouse Sketched is an art print I created using a black and white sketching technique. Admiralty Head is located with Fort Casey on Whidbey Island. The lighthouse and fort are situated on the northern end of Puget Sound above Seattle. Follow my work: TheWallGallery: https://thewallgallery.com Blog: http://thewallgalleryblog.wordpress.com/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/KirtWallGallery Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheWallGallery.KirtTisdale Copyright 2014 Kirt Tisdale/TheWallGallery.com

Historical Medal - Treaty of Breda. Image from a medal designed in 1667 by Johannes Lutma commemorating the "Peace of Breada," or Treaty of Breda signed in Breda, Netherlands, between the Dutch and the English. Dutch lion prominently featured trampling on weapons and helmets. Warships in the background. Image composed of diagonal white lines. modified by pelagioAM

A portrait of two boys standing outside a Vaudeville theater. Detroit, Michigan. 1910.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - June 15, 2015 The Holy Cross Cemetery corners on Queen St, South Park St & South St in Halifax, Nova Scoita. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Halifax and is the burial site for early Irish Catholics. The church is Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel. Camera: Nikon D3300 & 18-55mm kit lens on tripod ISO 200, 21mm, f/22, 1/25

Lindbergh with his airplane. US aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) on tour in 1928 with the airplane, Spirit of St Louis, in which he made the first solo transatlantic flight. This flight, also the first non-stop transatlantic flight in an airplane, took place in May 1927. Lindbergh took off near New York, USA, and flew for over 33 hours to reach Paris, France, over 5700 kilometres away. Spirit of St Louis was a monoplane (a single wing mounted above a fuselage) built from steel. It was 8.5 metres long with a wingspan of 14 metres. The single nosecap propeller was powered by a Wright radial motor (cylinders jutting out of nosecap, upper right). Photographed on 13 January 1928, after a tour to Cuba.

Catalan Atlas, 14th century. The 6-page Catalan Atlas (1375) was produced on vellum by the Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques. It was commissioned by the rulers of the Kingdom of Aragon (north-eastern Spain). Two pages are on cosmography, and four on geography. These two pages show Europe, North Africa, and the Near East. The pictures include various rulers and cities (including flags) and mountains. The text is in Catalan. This version is a facsimile (exact reproduction) produced in 1959 by the Spanish scholars Joan Vernet and David Romano. The facsimile pages have been illuminated by hand in colour and gold leaf.

Leonid meteor shower. Historical artwork of the spectacular Leonid meteor shower of 13 November 1833. The shower's three hour peak resulted in terror. Meteors, also called shooting stars, are tiny dust grains which enter the Earth's atmosphere and glow as they are heated by air resistance. Leonid meteor showers occur annually for about 2 days around mid November when the Earth crosses the orbit of debris produced by the comet Tempel-Tuttle. These meteors enter the atmosphere at speeds of about 72 kilometres per second. There are 5-20 meteors each hour, apart from about once every 33 years when thousands can be seen. This artwork was made in 1889.

The Titanic's sister ship. White Star Line RMS Olympic. New York, 1911.

A rodeo performer riding a bull. San Angelo, Texas. 1940.

The front window of a billiards hall/pool room. Greensboro, North Carolina. 1938.

A group of young boys dive off a pier at Shelter Island, New York. 1904.

Dante Alighieri portrait and quote: The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.

Black and white photograph of Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.

Children ride the ponies at the Coney Island amusement park. New York, 1904.

An early automobile tire shop with huge stacks of new tires piled outside. 1921.

A deer hunter poses for a portrait with his hounds. 1897.

A motorcycle racer poses for a portrait. 1922.

A trolley car abandoned during a flood. Washington, D.C., 1923

A poker game on ranch in Texas. Amarillo, Texas. 1939.

A group of motorcycle racers at the starting line. Laurel, Maryland. 1915.

A customer and mechanic outside an early auto service station. Washington, 1926.

A bartender in a New York City bar pouring a drink. 1910.

A crowd in Times Square celebrates the end of Prohibition. New York, 1933.

Vintage US Army Nurse recruiting poster from ww2 era. Artwork features a tired woman nurse in her nursing uniform with rifle and intravenous behind her. Main text saysMore Nurses Are Needed. Army Nurse Corp.

A zookeeper at the Central Park Zoo sweeps dust off an elephant. New York, 1922.

"Summer" by Emile Vernon

Drawing titled 'Society maid, no. 1' by J Barrick in 1908.

Cowboys around the campfire on the Quarter Circle 'U' Ranch. Big Horn County, Montana. 1939.

A winter scene of the Flatiron Building from Madison Square Park. New York City, 1902.

A Model T Ford buried in snow during a blizzard. Washington, D.C. 1922.

A street scene on a foggy night. New Bedford, Massachusetts. 1941.

Feel the spirit of triumph resonate within as you embrace the words of Napoleon Bonaparte: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering.' This isn't just a shirt; it's a conduit for the unwavering determination that propels champions forward. Let it be your daily reminder that every step taken with persistence paves the way to conquest. Wear this shirt, embody tenacity, and become a living testament to the timeless wisdom of achieving victory through relentless perseverance.

The Hyattsville Auto Co, an early auto dealership and service station. Hyattsville, Maryland. 1920.

Introducing our Blueprint Legends design, where the iconic P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang and F4U Corsair converge in this electrifying display of history and style!

The San Miguel Mission in Socorro New Mexico had fallen into such bad shape that it was closed in 2010. In November 2013, the Conrad Hilton Foundation awarded a $1.1 million grant. It is now restored, beautiful and an active Catholic Church. Missions were important parts of the trade routes traveled by Spanish and Indian alike. During the Spanish colonial period in New Mexico, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Road of the Interior), was the major trade route between Mexico City and Santa Fe in New Mexico. The Royal Road passed the village of the Pilabó, home to the Piro Indians which is near today's Socorro, NM. The Piro met Spanish settlers when Oñate's expedition stopped there, and later a Franciscan mission was started in ...