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This map created in 1997 depicts the state of Missouri in minute detail, complete with a legend located in the upper righthand corner. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are d...

This map created in 1997 depicts the state of Nebraska in minute detail, complete with a legend located in the lower lefthand corner. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are de...

This map created in 2000 depicts the state of Kansas in minute detail, complete with a legend centered at the bottom of the map. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are depicte...

This map created in 2002 depicts the state of Iowa in minute detail, complete with a legend centered below the map. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are depicted through col...

This map created in 1997 depicts the state of Missouri in minute detail, complete with a legend located in the upper righthand corner. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are d...

In ancient Greek architecture, caryatids are sculptures of draped female figures used in place of columns or pillars. These female structures often supported entablatures on their heads and in doing so, represented their strength and significance to the health and prosperity of society. Since the neck would otherwise b...

Orval used his creative skills and abilities to create this “Flying Alcova” horizontal image. In his studio, he photographed her laying in position on a table. Later in the darkroom, he then removed the table from his 11x14 glass negative by dissolving the image using potassium ferricyanide. He then covered parts of th...

Beth Beri was a dancer who was rumored to have made up to $3,000 a week in her prime. Sometimes she danced alone and sometimes, she partnered with others such as Jay Velle and Paul O'Neill. She appeared in two musical revues (Jack and Jill in 1923) and (Rufus LaMaire's Affairs in 1927). She was in the very successful...

The evolution of abstract photography has primarily been driven by the pioneering explorations of individual artists. For this portrait, Orval Hixon used traditional methods to photograph the human form in a way that emphasized its abstract qualities. In this portrait of an unknown subject, we as viewers are invited to...

Dance Beth Beri never found success equal to that of fellow dancers such as Ann Pennington, but she did achieve notoriety through the 1920s for appearing in musical revues such as Jack and Jill and The Florenz Ziegfeld production Kid Boots. In this image, she stands barefoot against a wall with her right foot En Pointe...