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New York and Erie Railroad organizational diagram
According to its caption, "Representing a plan of organization exhibiting the division of administrative duties, and showing the number and class of [employees], engaged in each department."
Tags: Erie Railroad; Underground Atlas
African Past, Migrant Present Floor Plan Proposals
As with designing anything, African Past, Migrant presents went through many iterations before one design was settled on. While all of these plans may look similar, each calls attention to different details or aspects of the gallery and show the care…
Abbey of the Genesee, Overhead View
Drone photograph views Trappist Monastery, founded in 1951, occupies about a dozen acres on its main grounds.
Study for "Black River Canal--1845"
Along with her sister Suzanne, McCullough was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts to create a mural for the Boonville, NY post office (constructed in 1937). This 1838 study for the larger mural, completed the next year, is the same in…
Tags: Black River; Black River Canal; Boonville; Canals; Watersheds
Mumford Cemetery Endowment Certificate
This image is of the certification of Donald Fraser and Archibald Gillis's endowment of $150.00 for lots in Mumford Rural Cemetery. This certificate was signed by S.W. McDonald, secretary and treasurer of the Mumford Rural Cemetery Association, on…
Autumn Leaves
Delicate, minimalist still life depicts a vase of cut stems from trees and plants. In keeping with the season—but also reminding us of time’s passage—two leafs have fallen upon an unadorned table. McEvoy’s flattened background transforms the leaves…
Walter Whitman
A tightly framed portrait shows the elderly American poet in profile, informally dressed. McMillan's etching creates texture and expressive lines on Whitman’s face, applying fine strokes to achieve realism. Whitman’s hair and beard are at the center…
Scene from Rose and Book
The references in this uncanny painting aren’t clear. At the front of a stage we see a performer, seemingly dressed as a princess and like Cinderella wearing only a single slipper. She holds in her hand a white flower. Behind her, peeking out from…
Fighting Stallions
A fierce encounter between two stallions recalls the work of Frederic Remington in its drama and stripped-down setting. Rounded masses of muscle on the horses resemble the surrounding hills, particularly at lower right. Although not perhaps set…
