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Some flower fairies of the trees for Here are Sycamore, Ash, Silver Birch & Elm.

Illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker. Flower Fairies of the Trees was first published on January 1 1940.

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Killed in a flying accident 13 March 1941. RAF Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey "Sammy" Allard DFC, DFM & Bar (b.12 August 1912). WW2 ace with 19 victories, as well as five shared kills and two probable kills. Pictured with his 85 Squadron Hurricane Mk I in July 1940.

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2023-03-13

Gustaf Tenggren's concept art for Walt Disney's Pinocchio, which was released in 1940. His original influences were grounded in Scandinavian folklore & fairy tales. A huge influence on Tenggren's style was John Bauer.

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The pioneer in "biomechanics," Swiss artist H.R. Giger was born OTD in 1940. His designs for ALIEN lifted him to pop cultural heights, and his art appeared everywhere. Here's his cover for Debbie Harry's KOO KOO, leading many retailers to refuse to display it. He died in 2014.

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2023-02-06

"There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it."

🎨🎞 Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer, was 5 February 1940.

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Street & Smith's "The Shadow" Comic, from July of 1940.

Cover Art By George Rozen was originally used on The Shadow Magazine Issue from April of 1936.

Both featured story, "The Salamanders" written, of course, by Walter B. Gibson.

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2023-02-02

13 January 1940. First flight of the Yakovlev Yak-1 (I-26). WWII Soviet fighter aircraft, single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings.

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2023-01-13

Portrait of a good boi Gebirgsjäger, Germany
1940. Colorized

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2023-01-04

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil debuted in the Chicago Times on June 3, 1940. She has the claim to fame of being one of the very first superheroines. Her invisibility power became less important as time wore on, and was eventually dropped altogether.

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2022-12-30

The Flash in 1940. Also featuring Cliff Cornwall!

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2022-12-19

Mary Azarian was born on this day, December 8, in 1940.

The farmer-turned-printmaker began her illustration career at the age of 30.

She illustrated more than fifty books—winning the Caldecott Medal for “Snowflake Bentley” at the age of 59.

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2022-12-08

🌙In fact, there is no time in the Dream in the usual sense. There are territories of time, which is indicated by a plate with the year 1940.
🎶This is the year of birth of John Lennon,
"The return to the city of dreams"
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2022-12-03

Eliseo Meifrén Roig. Pintor español. 1859-1940.

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2022-11-27

A handpick of Toona's designs over the years. Our Toona can only remember till 1939, which is right before she got the white in her eyes in 1940.

After Bygone's death in 1962, the company wanted to stop redesigning Toona, but continued in the '80s.

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2022-11-21

Barrage Balloons at Sea, Eric Ravilious, 1940. It dates from his early years as an Official War Artist in The original artwork is in the collection of .

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Our new display on the ground floor of the McClay showcases a selection of the Cuala Press material held at .
Cuala Press was run by Elizabeth Yeats (sister of W.B.) from 1902-1940. The press printed books, as well as greetings cards and and literary broadsides.

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2022-10-27

Close Up! Sahira como Alegoría del Gozo.
Propuesta para el Reto del Público de de la canción Disney. En este caso, la Sinfonía Pastoral de Fantasía 1940.

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2022-10-25

25 October 1940. Leutnant Hermann Ripke of 8/JG26 falls victim to Pilot Officer Tom Sherrington of 92 Squadron above Sevenoaks, Kent.

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2022-10-25

Dom and Doughry is an American animated doughnut franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940.

The taste is very fun !
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