Manhattan yesterday morning

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For #JANUARY 1999 ‘The Wargs’ (‘The Wargs had no intention of going away’) Watercolor by #AlanLee for #JRRTolkien, #TheHobbit, Ch. 6 “Out of the Frying-pan Into the Fire” 1997 Reproduced *Tolkien Calendar 1999* (HarperCollins) for January. #illustrationart #illustrationartists

#OTD in 1980 Cover of The New Yorker, January 21, 1980 Arthur Getz #TheNewYorkerCover #ArthurGetz #skiing #skis #toboggan #wintersports

#OTD in 1967 Cover of The New Yorker, January 21, 1967 Frank Modell 🙏 Maria Alves x.com@DEOLINDAMA93701, Mar 14, 2024

In #JANUARY 1956 👇🧵 ‘If he has you dead to rights. . . you’ll be glad you bought the policy with the P.S.* *Personal Service’ Aetna Casualty and Surety Company

In #JANUARY 1952 👇🧵 ‘His eyes were so kind, so warm. He lay down beside her and held her tightly against him. “My father,” he said after he had kissed her, “was my idea of a man. He never looked at another woman.” Illustration by Lionel Gilbert (1912-2005)

#OTD in 1950 Illustration by Herb Olsen (1905-1973) *Collier's*, January 21, 1950 #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #AmericanArt #HerbOlsen

#Fortune for #JANUARY 1950 👇🧵 ‘Canada’s Oil Frontier’ Illustration by Witold Gordon (1885-1968) 👉ALT Cover of *Fortune*, January 1950 #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #WitoldGordon #Canada #petroleum

In #JANUARY 1948 🧵 ‘Should he write for both?’ ‘Young & Rubicam Inc., Advertising’ ‘Writing for the eye is one thing. Writing for the ear is something else again. For this reason, Young and Rubicam has two separate staffs of writers. One does publication advertising. ➡️

#OTD in 1943 👇🧵 *Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster No. 311 - 21 January 1943 #PrinceValiant #HalFoster

#OTD in 1943 ‘Franklin D. Roosevelt reviews the troops during his trip to Morocco for the Casablanca Conference. January 21, 1943’ #blackandwhitephotography #WW2 #FDR #Morocco #Casablanca #CasablancaConference

#OTD in 1943 ‘FDR used this U.S. Army mess kit and canteen at a field luncheon during his visit to Rabat, Morocco, to review American troops on January 21, 1943.’ #WW2 #Rabat #Morocco #FDR #warphotography #USArmy #messkit

#OTD in 1939 (opera buffs) Cover of The New Yorker, January 21, 1939 William Cotton #TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamCotton #opera #grandopera #Aida

#OTD in 1935 Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr. leaving the White House photographed by #HarrisandEwing. January 21, 1935; also a member of the Jewish Agricultural Society, he was the first head of the Farm Credit Administration. #blackandwhitephotography #HenryMorgenthauJr

#OTD in 1933 (alternative winter holidays) Cover of The New Yorker, January 21, 1933 Theodore G. Haupt #TheNewYorkerCover #TheodoreHaupt #beach #seaside #surfing #skiing #skislopes #mountains #iceskating #figureskating #toboggan #vacations #wintervacations

#OTD in 1928 (winter thrills) Cover of The New Yorker, January 21, 1928 Constantin Alajálov #TheNewYorkerCover #ConstantinAlajálov #bobsleigh #bobsled

#OTD in 1860 👇🧵 ‘Ruins of the Pemberton Mills at Lawrence, Massachusetts the Morning after the Fall - [From a photograph...]’ Cover of *Harper’s Weekly - A Journal of Civilization*, January 21, 1860 #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #industrialsublime

For #JANUARY 1996 ‘The Attack of the Wraiths’ Ted Nasmith (b. 1956) *J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1996* (HarperCollins) for January #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TedNasmith #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR

#OTD in 1973 (hitting the slope) Cover of The New Yorker, January 20, 1973 Arthur Getz #TheNewYorkerCover #ArthurGetz #snow #skiing #sledding

#OTD in 1962 Cover of The New Yorker, January 20, 1962 Arthur Getz #TheNewYorkerCover #ArthurGetz #theatre #dancers #dance #applause

In #JANUARY 1954 👇🧵 ‘A blonde bit of fluff, boldly innocent, can humble a man until he is rightfully -- *King of the Hill* - By Vera Hycz’ Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016) #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #oilwells #oilderricks #oilfield

In #JANUARY 1952 👇🧵 50 years of #progress - and future developments in an #Illustration by Alexander Leydenfrost (Baron Sándor Leidenfrost, 1888-1961) for the 50th anniversary issue of *Popular Mechanics*, January 1952, with explanatory chart (below) #AlexanderLeydenfrost

#Fortune for #JANUARY 1949 Illustration by Arthur Lidov (1917-1990) Cover of *Fortune*, January 1949 #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #ArthurLidov #woodpulp #paperindustry #printmedia

In #JANUARY 1948 👇🧵 ‘Fun for the crowd but Hard Work for the Juke Box’ ‘Nickel after nickel, hour after hour, the music goes round and round. It’s grand fun for the boys and girls, but ➡️ #illustration #illustrationart #jukebox #dancing #mensfashion #womensfashion #1940s

#OTD in 1945 Cover of The New Yorker, 20 January 1945 Rea Irvin #TheNewYorkerCover #ReaIrvin #theatre

In #JANUARY 1943 ‘Soviet soldiers in camouflage winter uniforms line up along the roof of a house in Stalingrad, in January of 1943’ #blackandwhitephotography #WW2 #Stalingrad #USSR #BattleOfStalingrad #urbanphotography

In #JANUARY 1941 👇🧵 ‘No More Going “Round the Mountain”’ ‘160 miles straight through seven rugged ranges of the Alleghenies on a practically level route runs the great new Pennsylvania Turnpike - the first express superhighway in America and the greatest ➡️

#OTD in 1940 (blackout in Britain) Cover of The New Yorker, January 20, 1940 Christina Malman #TheNewYorkerCover #ChristinaMalman #LondonFog #theBlitz

#OTD in 1940 👇🧵 Robert E. Lee memorial on the day after his birthday Artwork by J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951) for the cover of *The Saturday Evening Post* for Jan. 20, 1940 #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JCLeyendecker #RobertELee #Traveler

#OTD in 1937 👇🧵 Probably a float for the Inaugural Parade in Washington, January 20, 1937 National Youth Administration. January 20, 1937 @livingnewdeal.bsky.social #blackandwhitephotography #NYA #NationalYouthAdministration #FDR #PresidentialInauguration #parade #WashingtonDC

#OTD in 1934 (indoor polo) Cover of The New Yorker, January 20, 1934 Adolph K. Kronengold #TheNewYorkerCover #AdolphKronengold #polo

In #JANUARY 1930 Illustration by Herbert Paus (1880-1946) Cover of *Popular Science Monthly*, January 1930. #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #HerbertPaus #PopularScience #shipbuilding #construction #screw #propeller

For #JANUARY 1994 ‘Gandalf the Grey Arrives in Hobbiton’ Michael Kaluta (b. 1947) *J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1994* (HarperCollins) for January #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #MichaelKaluta #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Gandalf

In #JANUARY 1957 👇🧵 ‘Dollar Engineering - Advanced aerial weapons bearing the Northrop name are developed to achieve maximum economy through ease of production, maintenance and operation. ...’ #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #Northrop #aircraft

In #JANUARY 1954 👇🧵 ‘Center of Industry...if you manufacture, sell, or ship... “Set your Site” in Greater Philadelphia’ Philadelphia Electric Company ‘serving the world’s greatest industrial area, Delaware Valley, U.S.A.’ Jan. 1954 #industrialsublime #steelmill #electricalpower

In #JANUARY 1953 👇🧵 Illustration by Gordon Pawelka #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #GordonPawelka

In #JANUARY 1948 Cover of *Ford Times* magazine Illustration by Harry Borgman (b. 1928) #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #HarryBorgman #FordMotorCo

#Fortune for #JANUARY 1948 Illustration by Walter Murch (1907-1967 👉ALT) Cover of *Fortune*, January 1948 #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #WalterMurch #time #clocks

#OTD in 1946 Cover of The New Yorker, January 19, 1946 Garrett Price #TheNewYorkerCover #GarrettPrice #tourists #tourism

#OTD in 1943 ‘An Auxiliary Territorial Service girl crew, dressed in warm winter coats, works a searchlight near London, on January 19, 1943, trying to find German bombers for the anti-aircraft guns to hit.’ #blackandwhitephotography #WW2 #warphotography

In #JANUARY 1943 ‘In January of 1943, a Soviet T-34 tank roars through the Square of Fallen Fighters in Stalingrad.’ #blackandwhitephotography #WW2 #Stalingrad #USSR #BattleOfStalingrad

#OTD in 1940 ‘In a frozen, wooded battlefront "somewhere in Finland," Finnish troops scatter to take shelter as Soviet planes fly over on an air raid on January 19, 1940.’ #blackandwhitephotography #WW2 #Finland #USSR #WinterWar #warphotography

In #JANUARY 1937 👇🧵 ‘The Force of Falling Water Becomes Electric Power at Norris Dam--A portion of the switchyard & powerhouse at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Norris Dam may be seen in the foreground, while beyond, the waters of the Clinch River cascade 207 feet down the ➡️

In #JANUARY 1937 👇🧵 *Work - A Journal of Progress*, the WPA journal, for January 1937, featured an article (pp. 33-35) “Digging Into the Past - Archeology Unearths The Prehistoric America”. @livingnewdeal.bsky.social #TheNewDeal #WPA #archaeology #archeology #culturalheritage #prehistory

#OTD in 1935 (entr’acte - hot dogs & tabloid: ‘Mirror: Fiend Kills 4’) Cover of The New Yorker, January 19, 1935 Constantin Alajálov #TheNewYorkerCover #ConstantinAlajálov #opera #Aida

In #JANUARY 1930 👇🧵 ‘Moving Movies’ p.108 ‘A Movie Theater That Moves Travels Holland Canals’ Cover of *Popular Mechanics*, January 1930 #illustration #illustrationart

#OTD in 1929 Cover of The New Yorker, January 19, 1929 Constantin Alajálov #TheNewYorkerCover #ConstantinAlajálov

For #JANUARY 1993 ‘Frodo and Gandalf’ Watercolour by Alan Lee (b. 1947) 1984. *The 1993 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar* (Ballantine Books) for January #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #AlanLee #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Frodo #Gandalf