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Less than cooperative
07/13/2025

Less than cooperative

Woman being ticketed for indecent exposure at Rockaway Beach (1946)
04/19/2025

Woman being ticketed for indecent exposure at Rockaway Beach (1946)

How schoolwork was done before the internet (1960s).
04/02/2025

How schoolwork was done before the internet (1960s).

Dewey the cat, who meant enough to his owner to be honored with a gravestone that stands today over 100 years later
03/30/2025

Dewey the cat, who meant enough to his owner to be honored with a gravestone that stands today over 100 years later

soldiers after their release from a Japanese POW camp in 1945 !Source : IWM
03/29/2025

soldiers after their release from a Japanese POW camp in 1945 !

Source : IWM

A picture from inside the home of a low income family living near Cincinnati, Ohio during the Great Depression. Hamilton...
02/05/2025

A picture from inside the home of a low income family living near Cincinnati, Ohio during the Great Depression. Hamilton County, Ohio, December 1935.

Born in 1864, died in 1943—forgotten by the world, left to languish in a mental hospital.What was her story?She came to ...
01/15/2025

Born in 1864, died in 1943—forgotten by the world, left to languish in a mental hospital.
What was her story?

She came to Paris to study art at a time when the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts was open only to men.

Undeterred, she joined studios that welcomed women.
There, she met and became the lover of the celebrated sculptor Auguste Rodin.

Their relationship was one of fiery passion and shared artistry—they created side by side, their collaborative genius preserved in works housed today in the Rodin Museum and Musée d’Orsay.

But Rodin, already entangled in a long-standing relationship with another woman, eventually left Camille.
As his reputation soared, hers plummeted.

She was scorned, shunned, and dismissed—not just as a lover but as an artist. Alone, distrusting, and out of favor, she struggled to sell her works.
Adding to her isolation, her brother, the renowned poet and diplomat Paul Claudel, played a pivotal role in her downfall. Camille, seen as "too modern" and a source of familial shame, was forcibly institutionalized by her family.

For 30 years, she fought to explain the injustice of her confinement, writing anguished letters to friends and family, pleading for release. Her clarity and heartbreak resonate in these preserved writings.

On October 19, 1943, Camille Claudel died of malnutrition in a French hospital.
No family members attended her funeral, and her body was buried in a common grave.

Decades later, the world has finally recognized her brilliance. Her legacy has been restored: her sculptures now stand proudly beside Rodin’s, and a museum near Paris is dedicated entirely to her work.

Camille Claudel is no longer forgotten. She is honored as the visionary she always was.

Well-armed frontier hunter and his trusty dogs, 1860s.
01/10/2025

Well-armed frontier hunter and his trusty dogs, 1860s.

A little girl enjoying cold water in 1949.
01/10/2025

A little girl enjoying cold water in 1949.

A young musician from around 100 years ago.
01/10/2025

A young musician from around 100 years ago.

Steady as she goes. Cadillac Model B Runabout, 1904.
01/10/2025

Steady as she goes. Cadillac Model B Runabout, 1904.

Beautiful, young 1920s flapper posing by a Ford.
01/10/2025

Beautiful, young 1920s flapper posing by a Ford.

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