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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Last Days to register to vote online for the 2026 midterms. Register To Vote here: register.vote.org

Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967), who was born 100 years ago last month, served in the U.S. Navy towards the end of World War II and about a year beyond that. During his tour of duty in this military branch, he played for the Pacific Fleet Ceremonial Band.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Rainy Day, Broadway,” a drawing created sometime around 1890 by Charles Frederick William Mielatz (1864-1919)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This photo of the garden of sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) in the French commune of Meudon was taken in 1905 by Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“The Shore at Dusk,” a painting created by Laura Woodward (1834-1926)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This photo of a portion of what was then the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania (most likely near the community of Fallsington) was first published in 1922.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Old Oak Trees, “an 1888 drawing by Mary Nimmo Moran (1842-1899)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This photo of playwright and civil rights activist Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) appeared on the front cover of the original book version of her final play “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.” The book was released shortly after her death from pancreatic cancer at the age of 34.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This weekend marks the not only the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi but also the 800th anniversary of when he left our world for his heavenly home. To help commemorate the Poverello and his legacy, I am including here a drawing of him that was created in 1638 by Claude Mellan (1588-1688).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“The Hudson at the Tappan Zee,” a New York-based 1876 painting by Francis A. Silva (1835-1886)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A photo of first baseman Archie Ware, who played for the Negro American League's Cleveland Buckeyes from 1942 to 1948 (this team was called the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes in 1942); and the minor league teams Farnham Pirates (1951) and Lewiston Broncs (1952). The photographer was Ernest Withers.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“Venetian Canal Scene, a painting created by Henry Pember Smith (1854-1907)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“A Windswept Road,” a drawing created by Edith Loring Getchell (1855-1940)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“Strawberries,” an 1860 painting by the aptly named Virginia Granbery (1831-1921).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This photo of Mary “Mollie” Eliza Church Terrell (1863-1954) was taken sometime around 1890. One of the first African American women to earn a college degree, she was a leading journalist, educator, and civil rights activist.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“Fishing Boats, Gloucester,” a Massachusetts-based painting created sometime around 1917 by Jane Peterson (1876-1965)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

An 1863 drawing of Don Quixote that was created by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This lithograph, created sometime around 1850 by Blanche Hennebutte-Feillet (1815-1886), depicts the coastal town and natural harbor of Pasaia in northern Spain.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“Peony Garden,” a painting created by Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This photo was taken in 1862 in the vicinity of where the Battle of Antietam was fought two days earlier. The surviving Union Army soldier shown here is Colonel Turner G. Morehead (1814-1892) of the Philadelphia Brigade infantry unit that became known as the 106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“Cottage on a Hill,” an etching created by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1671).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“New England Summer, Late Afternoon,” a painting created sometime around 1920 by Mabel May Woodward (1877-1945).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“The Lonely Shore,” a photo taken in 1933 by Anne Brigman (1869-1950).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This 1924 photo of the Yakima River Canyon Highway in Washington State was taken by Asahel Curtis (1874-1941).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This painting of the racing yacht America was created in 1851 by marine artist James Bard (1815-1897). This vessel was the first winner of the international sailing trophy that is now known as America’s Cup.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A photochrom postcard of Independence Hall that was published by the Detroit Photographic Company.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A 1981 photo of USS John Hancock (DD-981), which was the sixth U.S. Navy vessel named after the Founding Father who became the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. The ship's most unique feature was the facsimile of her namesake’s signature that was painted across this vessel’s stern.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

"The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class, -- it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity." Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964) Educator, Author, and Civil Rights Activist

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A 1943 photo of women working at the Annin Flag Company in Verona, NJ. They can be seen here removing loose threads from a newly produced American flag. This picture was taken by Marjory Collins (1912-1985) while the country was still very much immersed in World War II.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This photo shows two women and a man at a Juneteenth celebration in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1913. They are not only wearing their finest clothes but also sitting in an elegantly decorated horse-drawn carriage. This picture was one of several taken on that day by George McCuistion (1878-1928).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This photo was taken in June 1913 by George McCuistion (1878-1928) on June 13, 1913, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The person pictured here is Daniel N. Leathers Sr. (1855-1922), seated in an elaborately festooned carriage and all set to go to a Juneteenth event.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A photo of Gladys Reeves (1890-1974) and her widowed father William Paris (W.P.) Reeves (1844-1939). The Reeves family immigrated to Canada from England in 1904. The attached picture was taken sometime during the 1930s.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

“The Fourth of July, 1916,” a painting (set in New York City) that was created by Boston-born artist Childe Hassam.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

“The Dog at the Beach,” an 1845 drawing by Johan Lundbye (1818-1848)

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A photo of Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) during his 1945 stint in the Negro leagues as a player for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League. Just a couple of years later, he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in the modern era.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

“In the Wheat Fields,” an 1870s painting created by Eva Gonzalés (1849-1883) and based near the fishing port of Dieppe in northwestern France.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A drawing of a railway station built in the Portuguese village of Cacém (now part of the city of Agualva-Cacém) in 1887. This image was created by Caetano Alberto da Silva (1843-1924) at around the time of the station’s official opening.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

“The Heart of the Peruvian Andes – A View from the Arequipa Valley with Mount Chachani in the Distance,” an 1877 painting by Norton Bush (1834-1894).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This drawing of the Dutch port city of Rotterdam was created in 1790 by Jan Bulthuis (1750-1801).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This photo of the Old State House in Boston was taken in 1920 by Leon H. Abdahalian (1884-1967).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

A photo of Eunice Carter (1897-1970), a true trailblazer. She was one of the first black female lawyers in New York and also one of the first black prosecutors in the entire United States.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"June Day," an 1870s painting created by William Trost Richards (1833-1905).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"A Picture of Johnny at the Cherry Blossom Festival for Grandma," a 1942 photo taken by Martha McMillan Roberts (1919-1992) in Washington, DC. I assume that is Johnny's mom holding the camera and Johnny's dad making sure that Johnny stays up in the tree.

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"The Majesty of Laguna Beach," a California-based painting created by Frank Cuprien (1871-1948).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"Oak Trees," a drawing created by Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901).

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Bob Cullen @robertgcullen1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This painting of Harbor View in the town of Castine, Maine, was created by Evelyn M. Bicknell (1857-1936).

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