Happy Halloween Friends Matrix zombies, ghouls and demons

Happy Halloween Friends Matrix - Happy Halloween everybody, off to the salt mine see you all later, stay safe and sane. :)

Everybody loves zombies, ghouls and their demon friends on the UWS of Manhattan, West End Avenue at 90th street, 10/26/12. i hope the undead made it through sandy.

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Hurricane Sandy New york City

Hurricane Sandy bids a fond farewell to New york City Looking North from Riverside Park at about 74th street up the Hudson River with New Jersey in the background. 10:00 AM 10/30/12.

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Indian Corn Autumn Harvest

Indian corn Autumn Harvest at "The famous (or infamous, as the case may be) Fairway Market at W. 74th Street and Broadway." New York City, New York. Image and editing by sookietex using GIMP and XnView.

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Autumn Colors Central Park, New York City

Central Park, New York City, New York. 10/26/12, on the west drive at about 65th street looking south with buildings of Columbus Circle in the background.

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This cat escapes the Senate

Title: This cat escapes the Senate with a few of its nine lives left; - will it lose them in the House?  /  J.S.P. Creator(s): Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909, artist. Date Created/Published: N.Y. : J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1902 April 2. Medium: 1 print : chromolithograph.

Summary: Illustration shows a view in the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol of a large cat with papers tied around its waist labeled "Ship Subsidy Bill"; it is making a mad dash for a door as senators throw ink pots and books at it while Mark Hanna tries to get them to stop. Senators Vest and Tillman are identified in the foreground as being in opposition to the bill. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-25623 (digital file from original print)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Call Number: Illus. in AP101.P7 1902 (Case X) [P and P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print.

Notes: Title from item. Illus. in: Puck, v. 51, no. 1309 (1902 April 2), centerfold. Copyright 1902 by Keppler and Schwarzmann.

Subjects: Hanna, Marcus Alonzo,--1837-1904. Tillman, Benjamin R.--(Benjamin Ryan),--1847-1918. Vest, George Graham,--1830-1904. United States.--Congress.--Senate. Assistance--1900-1910. Boat & ship industry--United States--1900-1910. Legislation--1900-1910. Cats--1900-1910.

Format: Cartoons (Commentary) --1900-1910. Chromolithographs--Color--1900-1910. Periodical illustrations--1900-1910. Collections: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand

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American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History, located at Central Park West and 77th street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located on park grounds across the street from Central Park, the Museum comprises 25 interconnected buildings that house 46 permanent exhibition halls, research laboratories, and its renowned library.

The collections contain over 32 million specimens, The Museum has a scientific staff of more than 200, sponsors over 100 special field expeditions each year, and averages about five million visits annually.

The entrance on Central Park West, the New York State Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, completed by John Russell Pope in 1936, is an overscaled Beaux-Arts monument. (IMAGE 1)

In 1874, the cornerstone was laid for the Museum's first building, which is now hidden from view by the many buildings in the complex The original Victorian Gothic building, which was opened in 1877, was designed by Calvert Vaux and J. Wrey Mould, both already closely identified with the architecture of Central Park It was soon eclipsed by the south range of the Museum, designed by J. Cleaveland Cady, an exercise in rusticated brownstone neo-Romanesque, influenced by H. H. Richardson. It extends 700 feet along West 77th Street, with corner towers 150 feet (46 m) tall. (IMAGE 2)

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Women's Suffrage parade, NYC 1915

October 23, 1915 – Woman's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote.

Women's Suffrage parade, NYC 1915. Title: Suffrage parade, NYC, Oct. 23, 1915. Date Created/Published: 1915 Oct. 23. Medium: 1 photographic print. Summary: Photograph shows four women carrying ballot boxes on a stretcher during a suffrage parade in New York City, New York. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-132968 (b and w film copy neg.)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Call Number: LOT 11052-4 [item] [P and P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Notes: Bain News Service photograph. Title from item. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects: Women's suffrage--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Political parades and rallies--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Ballot boxes--1910-1920. Litters--1910-1920. Format: Photographic prints--1910-1920. Collections: Bain Collection.

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Lincoln Douglas Debates

Lincoln Douglas Debates. Image 1 Title: [Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, three-quarter length portrait, before delivering his Cooper Union address in New York City]  /  Brady, N.Y. Creator(s): Mathew B. Brady (ca. 1822 – January 15, 1896), photographer. Date Created  / Published: 1860 February 27 [printed later] Medium: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

Summary: Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-5803 (b and w film copy neg.) LC-BH8277-242 (b and w film copy neg.) Call Number: Illus. in E457.6 M58 [item] [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

Notes: Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln / Frederick Hill Meserve. New York, Privately printed, 1911, p. 51. Ostendorf, no. 17 Meserve, no. 20. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Lincoln, Abraham Portraits Meserve no. 20.

An original carte de visite with the Cooper Union portrait is in: Civil War photograph album, James Wadsworth Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, "...the most famous of the beardless poses, taken by Mathew B. Brady on Monday morning, February 27, 1860, only a few hours before Lincoln delivered his Cooper Union address. That speech and this portrait, Lincoln afterwards said, put him in the White House." (Source: Ostendorf, p. 34-5) Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 34-5.

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Image 2 Title: Stephen A. Douglas. Date Created/Published: [between 1855 and 1865]. Medium: 1 negative : glass, wet collodion. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-cwpbh-00882 (digital file from original neg.)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Call Number: LC-BH82- 2460 C. [P and P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Notes: Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Forms part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives--1850-1870. Portrait photographs--1850-1870. Collections: Brady-Handy Collection

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The Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar, as Seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory, oil on canvas painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner April 23, 1775 – December 19, 1851, c. 1806. Medium: oil on canvas. Current location: Tate Gallery, London.

October 21, 1805 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet led by Vice Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain under Admiral Villeneuve. It signals almost the end of French maritime power and leaves Britain's navy unchallenged until the 20th century.

The Battle of Trafalgar ( October 21, 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).

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Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder "Landscape with the Dream of Jacob" by Michael Leopold Lucas Willmann (September 27, 1630 – August 26, 1706) born in Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia. Date ~ 1691. Medium oil on canvas. Dimensions 87 × 106 cm (34.3 × 41.7 in) Current location Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie

Jacob's Ladder (Hebrew: Sulam Yaakov סולם יעקב) is a ladder to heaven that the biblical Patriarch Jacob dreams about during his flight from his brother Esau. It is described in the Book of Genesis.

Genesis 28:10–12 Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. 11. And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. 12. And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

October 18, 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.

Title: [The interior of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Holy Land] Date Created / Published: [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900] Medium: 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-02693 (digital file from original)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Call Number: LOT 13424, no. 055 [item] [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

Notes: Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "15013". Forms part of: Views of the Holy Land in the Photochrom print collection.

Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900. Collections: Photochrom Prints. Part of: Views of the Holy Land

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Cyrus the Great

October 17, 39 BC – Cyrus the Great marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile. Cyrus allows the Jews to return to Yehud Medinata (Aramaic for "the province of Judah"), and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.

What is sometimes referred to as the Edict of Restoration (actually two edicts) described in the Bible as being made by Cyrus the Great left a lasting legacy on the Jewish religion where because of his policies in Babylonia, he is referred to by the people of the Jewish faith, as "the anointed of the Lord" or a "Messiah".

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This is a depction of the biblical character, Emperor Cyrus the Great of Persia, who permitted the Hebrews to return to the Holy Land and rebuild God's Temple. By Jean Fouquet (1420–1481) Date: circa 1470.

Blindfold test

Title: Albany, California. U.S. Department of Agriculture western regional agricultural research laboratory. Blindfold test for flavor of cooked dehydrated spinach. Creator(s): Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer. Date Created / Published: 1942 June. Medium: 1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches or smaller. Reproduction Number: LC-USW3-003818-D (b and w film neg.)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Black and White Photographs.

Call Number: LC-USW3- 003818-D [P and P] Other Number: J 58 Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540. Notes: Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. LOT 0130 (Location of corresponding print.) Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

Film copy on SIS roll 2, frame 975. Subjects: United States--California--Alameda County--Albany. Format: Safety film negatives. Collections: Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives. Part of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

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Domestic cat

Title: [Domestic cat] Date: Created / Published: [1878?] Medium: 1 drawing : ink ; 6.1 x 9.2 (image), 7.8 x 11.2 cm (sheet) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-jpd-01121 (digital file from original print).

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Access Advisory: Restricted access; material extremely fragile; please use online digital image. Call Number: FP 2 - JPD, no. 1040 (A size) [P and P]. Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

Notes: Title devised by Library staff. Unsigned, possibly by Kano, 1878. From the "Social life" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Subjects: Cats--Japan--1870-1880. Manners & customs--Japan--1870-1880. Format: Ink drawings--Japanese--1870-1880. Collections: Fine Prints: Japanese, pre-1915.

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How to Build a FLYING SAUCER

How to Build a FLYING SAUCER - Recently declassified records from the Aeronautical Systems Division, USAF (RG 342 – Records of United States Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations) reveal some surprising, perhaps never-before-seen images.

The below illustration was discovered in the pages of a document titled “Project 1794, Final Development Summary Report” (d.1956) The caption reads “USAF Project 1794”. However, the Air Force had contracted the work out to a Canadian company, Avro Aircraft Limited in Ontario, to construct the disk-shaped craft. According to the same report, it was designed to be a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) plane designed to reach a top speed of Mach 4, with a ceiling of over 100,000 feet, and a range of over 1,000 nautical miles.

This file is a work of an Airman or employee of the United States Air Force, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office.

TEXT CREDIT: National Declassification Center (NDC) Blog: by ncarmichael on September 20, 2012. Aero Sys Div, 1969 (RG 342 UD-UP 138; NND 63253; Boxes 35 and 58) By Michael Rhodes.

Cyclist Léon Georget on Bicycle (Track Bike)

Cyclist Léon Georget on Bicycle Track bike. Title: Cyclist L. Georget, Creator(s): Bain News Service, publisher. Date Created / Published: 12/1/09 (date created or published later by Bain). Medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ggbain-04379 (digital file from original neg.) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Call Number: LC-B2- 924-3 [P andP] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

Notes: Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Format: Glass negatives. Collections: Bain Collection

Rights and Restrictions Information: Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4730.

There are no known restrictions on the photographs in the George Grantham Bain Collection.

Access: Permitted; subject to P&P policy on serving originals. Reproduction (photocopying, hand-held camera copying, photoduplication and other forms of copying allowed by "fair use"): Permitted; subject to P&P policy on copying.

Publication and other forms of distribution: No known restrictions. Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-B2-1234]

Leon Georget (October 2, 1879 – November 5, 1949) was a racing cyclist from Preuilly-sur-Claise, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was known as The Father of the Bol d'Or, having won the race nine times between 1903 and 1919 in Paris. He was also nicknamed Big Red or The Brute.

Leon's younger brother Emile was also a very successful cyclist, winning the Bordeaux–Paris and nine stages of the Tour de France. His son Pierre Georget won silver (1000 metres) and bronze medals (tandem) at the 1936 Summer Olympics.