Floating above the rest of the figures is Mary in red and blue, holding the baby Jesus. They are backed by a golden sky. Around them, figures of both genders and all ages look upon them or in other directions.
The card is a reprint of artist Jan Vermeer's "Die Kupplerin," or 'The Procuress.' A woman in yellow with a patterened rug over her lower half is seated, and three men in different outfits surround her. It has been intrepreted as a brothel scene of…
A photograph from Jackson Park in Dubuque, IA. A man is standing on the edge of a sidewalk that goes through Jackson Park and extends backwards and curves in the background. The man is wearing a coat and hat with his hands in his pockets. There is…
Against a varigated blue background, three jack-o-lanterns with white ghost-robes beneath them are carrying terrified black cats. Each cat has paws extended, whiskers standing on end, and eyes wide open. There are stars in the background, and a witch…
During the 1920s, the idea of Republican prosperity was strong throughout the United States. The 1928 election of Herbert Hoover, a Republican, reflected the want for more prosperity. The Democratic Party during the election of 1928 had little chance…
A newspaper clipping from the Loras College student newspaper, the Lorian, regarding Peggy Fox, a trumpet player from Clarke College who played in the Loras College Concert Band. The article is accompanied by a photograph of Fox, holding a trumpet…