Thalassophilia, Nautical History, Culture, and Art
Battery Park and Governor’s Island, New York City, New York. Photographed from the Whitehall Building. Photo by Irving Underhill, 1911. Library of Congress.
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The Blue Lagoon (Universal International, 1949)
Starring Jean Simmons, Donald Houston, Noel Purcell, Susan Stranks, and Peter Jones. Directed by Frank Launder.
welovepaintings: N.C. WyethA Young Maine Fisherman, 1933. Oil on canvas, 133 x 122 cm, Bank of America Merril Lynch Collection
Newell Convers Wyeth, having spent summers with his family in Port Clyde, Maine for eighteen years, was well acquainted with the elements of the landscape and the people of Maine that make it unique. Wyeth also had a deep interest in American history, reading voraciously and collecting historical uniforms and costumes to use in his illustrations to ensure accurate details. Tfaoi.com
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Detonation of the 500-ton TNT explosive charge for Shot “Bravo”, first of a series of three test explosions on the southwestern tip of Kahoolawe Island, Hawaii, 6 February 1965. Weapons effects test ship Atlanta (IX-304) is moored in the left center. Note the shock wave spreading over the water just beyond the ship, and the shock condensation cloud lifting overhead.
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Life magazine, January 4, 1943
Life magazine, January 4, 1943