Autumn Fall Colors in Central Park

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Autumn, Fall Colors in Central Park near "The Pond" at the southern edge of the park the area is a haven to 240 migratory bird species.

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When Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) and Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) created their design for Central Park in 1858, they transformed the low-lying swamplands into pastoral water bodies. The Pond, a 3.8-acre lake, was placed on the site of steep rock outcrops and a natural brook that came from the west side of Manhattan Island and emptied into the East River. In Olmsted and Vaux’s original plan, the area around the Pond was carefully designed to take the visitor through ever-changing scenery.

Scary Halloween Garden growing with skulls zombies ghouls

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Scary Halloween Garden growing with skulls zombies ghouls La Perla Community Garden 76 W. 105th Street Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, New York. Scary Halloween Garden growing with skulls zombies ghouls.

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Autumn Harvest Country Scene

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Title: Autumn scene in rural Pomfret, Connecticut. Creator(s): Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer. Date Created / Published: 2011 October. Medium: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-highsm-19772 (original digital file)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Carol M. Highsmith's photographs are in the public domain. Publication and other forms of distribution: Ms. Highsmith has stipulated that her photographs are in the public domain.

Starting in 2002, Highsmith provided scans or photographs she shot digitally with new donations to allow rapid online access throughout the world. Her generosity in dedicating the rights to the American people for copyright free access also makes this Archive a very special visual resource. 

Call Number: LC-DIG-highsm- 19772 (ONLINE) [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Notes: Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.

Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; George F. Landegger; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:166). Forms part of: George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Subjects: United States--Connecticut--Pomfret. America. Format: Digital photographs--Color--2010-2020. Collections: Highsmith (Carol M.) Archive. Part of: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Allegory of Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti

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Allegory of Bad Government painted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti from around February 26, 1338 to May 29, 1339.

Lorenzetti’s The Effects of Bad Government fresco. When the viewer examines this mural, we are confronted with a figure adorned with horns and fangs, and appearing to be cross-eyed. This figure is identified as TYRAMMIDES or Tyranny. He sits enthroned, resting his feet upon a goat, symbolic of luxury, and in his hand he holds a dagger.

Below the tyrant the captive figure of Justice lays bound, while the figures of Cruelty, Deceit, Fraud, Fury, Division, and War flank him, and above him float the figures of Avarice, Pride, and Vainglory. These figures, according to an advice book for city magistrates of the time, were considered to be the “leading enemies of human life”.

The planets of Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars preside over this scene, as they were the less favorable planets; also included are tyrannical figures such as the Roman Emperor Nero. When we look at the scene of the city its self, it appears to be very jarring; nothing fits as it should be. This is in part to the fact that Lorenzetti presented the scene in such a manner that the viewer must read it right to left, creating a sense of discomfort. When we look at the scene, we see that the city is in ruin, windows are wide open, houses are being demolished, and businesses are nonexistent, except that of the armourer. The streets are deserted, and the country side shows two armies advancing towards each other.

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The Red Dragon Revelation 12:3

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Revelation 12:3. The Dragon Pursues the Woman Clothed in the Sun Who Receives the Wings of an Eagle.

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

Object type Folio. Date about 1255 - 1260. Medium "Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes, pen and ink on parchment" Dimensions Height: 319 mm (12.56 in). Width: 225 mm (8.86 in). Current location The J. Paul Getty Museum. Accession number lido.getty.edu-gm-obj3363. Source/Photographer Google Art Project.

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Spiders and Spooks Halloween

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Spiders and Spooks, Halloween in New York City on the Upper West Side 10/21/13.

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In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost (sometimes known as a spectre (British English) or specter (American English), phantom, apparition or spook) is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living.

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Halloween Decorations Manacled Hanging Skeleton

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Halloween Decorations Manacled Hanging Skeleton. A Brownstone row house near Central Park in New York City strikes a festive Halloween atmosphere with this Hanging Skeleton, the manacles are a nice touch.

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Halloween's Electrified Ghoul and Pirate Demon

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Halloween's Electrified Ghoul and Pirate Demon. Ghouls and Demons haunt this house on west 75th near Central Park in New York City.

"Ghouls of either sex are demons, which wander about the fields. They commonly inhabit ruinous buildings, whence they issue suddenly and surprise passengers, whom they kill and devour. If they fail in meeting with travellers, they go by night into burying places, to dig up dead bodies, and feed upon them."

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Quoted Text: Entertainments Translated by Edward Forster Publisher: Tegg, 1840. Original from: the Bavarian State Library.

Halloween Hell on Wheels

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Halloween Hell on Wheels. Ghouls and goblins haunt this house on west 75th near Central Park in New York City.

Development of artifacts and symbols associated with Halloween formed over time. Jack-o'-lanterns are traditionally carried by guisers on All Hallows' Eve in order to frighten evil spirits

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Leif Ericson discovers America

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Leif Ericson discovers America, (1893) by Christian Krohg (1852–1925).

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The Voyage of Leif Ericson. The island of Iceland was settled by the Northmen at an early day. From Iceland these Norsemen made their way to Greenland, and established a few settlements in that frozen country. In about the year 1000, Leif Ericson, a native of Iceland, sailed from Greenland with thirty-five men in search of a land which a fellow-country man, Bjarni claimed to have seen from his ship some years before.

Sailing to the southwest, Ericson came in sight of the bleak shores of Labrador. He coasted toward the south, probably as far as Massachusetts. Finding the climate mild and the country inviting, he landed and spent the winter. From * the quantity of grapes which he found, he named the country Vinland.

Diana Nyad Swim for Relief

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Long-distance swim legend Diana Nyad's 48-hour continuous "Swim for Relief” in New York City’s Herald Square from Oct. 8 – 10, 2013 in support of Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. The swim will raise funds for AmeriCares, a nonprofit global health and disaster relief organization that delivers medicines, medical supplies and aid to people in need around the world and across the United States. P&G brands such as Duracell, Tide and Secret are underwriting all production costs for the Nyad Swim for Relief, maximizing the funds donated that directly support AmeriCares Sandy-related recovery activities.

A 120-foot long, two lane pool will be installed in Herald Square for the event, allowing New Yorkers to witness Diana’s endurance firsthand and cheer her on as she raises funds for those in need. Celebrities, community leaders, local organizations and everyday New Yorkers are invited to swim alongside Diana. Those in and outside of New York can also participate by directly donating funds, or starting their own fundraising efforts, at www.NyadSwimforRelief.com, in addition to offering words of encouragement through social media by using the #SwimForRelief hash tag. Submitted tweets and posts will be featured onsite at the event and shared with Diana as she swims toward her goal.

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Georgia Tech Engineers Cumberland University Bulldogs College Football

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October 7, 1916 – The Georgia Tech Engineers defeat The Cumberland University Bulldogs 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.

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Cumberland Bulldogs Head coach: George E. Allen. Georgia Tech Engineers. Head coach: John Heisman. Date: October 7, 1916. Stadium: Grant Field. Location: Atlanta, Georgia. Most Lopsided Game in College Football History.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cumberland	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia Tech	63	63	54	42	222

Melt to Earth sculptures at Lincoln Center

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Melt to Earth monumental site specific sculptures by Los Angeles based artist Aaron Curry on view at Lincoln Center this fall and winter. The major exhibition, commissioned by Lincoln Center is the second post-redevelopment free public art initiative installed on Josie Robertson Plaza, October 7, 2013 to January 2014.

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Chevrolet Racing, NASCAR Go Pink Camaro SS pace car

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Chevrolet Racing, NASCAR Sprint Cup races Go Pink Camaro SS pace car. Chevrolet will make a $200 donation to the American Cancer Society for each caution lap run at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and 2 other races during October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Here we are on west 48th street at 6th avenue New York City and yes that's Danica Patrick in the background. :)

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