Italy, 1917. An art collector finds three unusual statues in a small museum in Aquileia. They appear to represent angels with insect wings, pincers, and extra sets of limbs.

Entranced by them, he would acquire the sculptures for his personal collection.

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'Puddings for Fritz.' Pte John Griffiths, Liverpool Irish, Liverpool Courier cartoon competition, Dec 1917.

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What do you love about these two movies? Hacksaw Ridge and 1917.🤔

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Cover art for books by Arthur C. Clarke, born this day in 1917. Illustrations by Michael Whelan, Luigi Garonzi, Bruce Pennington, and Vincent Di Fate.

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Dovrei raccontare un po’ di mio padre
Era nato il del 1917...
Una generazione sfortunata, cos’altro si può dire...
Il nostro paese ben presto sarebbe sprofondato nel pantano della guerra con la Cina

Per

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Thanks, Tom. It’s part of a set of personal prints for my own shop, done last year to celebrate 50 years of the 917. Here’s the full set.

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'The Passing of the Soul at Death' was probably one of the last pictures Evelyn De Morgan

It was probably painted at a similar time to the death of William De Morgan, as the imagery is very similar to the gravestone which she designed for them both in 1917.

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Edvard Munch.
The Haymaker, 1917.
Munch Museum, Oslo.

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During World War I the "war crinoline" became fashionable from 1915–1917. This style featured wide, full mid-calf length skirts, and was described as practical (for enabling freedom of walking and movement) and patriotic

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Alphabet in outlandish Art Nouveau style from the "Book of Designs" by C.J. Strong, 1917.

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Ivan Vladimirov, Eating a dead horse, 1917. And few others paintings from Russian revolution
https://t.co/LdF07NxQZL

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Day 8 of photograph!

This one is based off the Cottingley fairy hoax, where two girls took pictures with various 'fairies' in 1917. They proceeded to unintentionally trick a bunch of adults who ended up arguing for the next decade over the truth of the images.

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Magazine cover. Harrison Fisher. 1917.

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Left 'Studies for Oppy Wood', pencil, 1927 and 'Oppy Wood', oil on canvas, 1917. John Nash.

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Mexican wrestling legend El Santo was born on this date in 1917.

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Arthur Rackham (Sept 19, 1867 - Sept 6, 1939, British)
The Old Woman in the Wood, 1917. Peter Pan, 1906. Lovers, 1911.

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“Glamour of the Allies” French postcard set, 1917. (1/2)

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3 September 1917. The United States' 1st Aero Squadron arrived in France at the British Rest Camp No. 2, Le Havre, becoming the first American squadron in France.

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