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Skyscape Collection (#5)

"Exploring the Vast Skyscape: From Historic Artworks to Modern Marvels" USS Thresher On Course: A breathtaking view of the open sea meets the endless sky

Background imageSkyscape Collection: The Battle Of Bunker Hill

The Battle Of Bunker Hill
British military forces reach the top of Breeds Hill where they clash with colonial militia during the Battle of Bunker Hill in an illustration after a painting by John Trumbull, Charlestown

Background imageSkyscape Collection: HSZ07919RF51

HSZ07919RF51
Panoramic view of mountain range and Lake Geneva from Montreux in Switzerland

Background imageSkyscape Collection: HSZ07919RF11

HSZ07919RF11
Panorama of stormy skyscape over sea with sun setting

Background imageSkyscape Collection: CDS01822042

CDS01822042
Southwark bridge in London at night

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CDS01822041
Southwark bridge in London at night

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CDS01822040
Southwark bridge in London at night

Background imageSkyscape Collection: IOB781204

IOB781204
South Stack Lighthouse in Anglesey

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IOB781202
South Stack Lighthouse in Anglesey

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Northern Lights In The Sky Above The Chena Lakes Recreation Area; Fairbanks, Alaska

Northern Lights In The Sky Above The Chena Lakes Recreation Area; Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Of America

Background imageSkyscape Collection: The green northern lights corona in the sky above the tony knowles coastal trail in winter at

The green northern lights corona in the sky above the tony knowles coastal trail in winter at nighttime; Anchorage alaska united states of america

Background imageSkyscape Collection: The northern lights above a forest; Anchorage alaska united states of america

The northern lights above a forest; Anchorage alaska united states of america

Background imageSkyscape Collection: A green aurora borealis corona in the sky above the tony knowles coastal trail in winter;

A green aurora borealis corona in the sky above the tony knowles coastal trail in winter; Anchorage alaska united states of america

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Wheat Field At Night Under The Moon

Wheat Field At Night Under The Moon

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Clouds; Sunlight Breaking Through Clouds

Clouds; Sunlight Breaking Through Clouds

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Les Terres du Ciel - Camille Flammarion

Les Terres du Ciel - Camille Flammarion
Front cover - Les Terres du Ciel - Camille Flammarion. Date: 1884

Background imageSkyscape Collection: 1937 Paris Worlds Fair

1937 Paris Worlds Fair
View of the one of the main gates into the Worlds Fair ground, Paris, Framce, 1937. Visible in the distance is the Eiffel Tower (center)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Advertising material -- still life of clouds

Advertising material -- still life of clouds. 1959

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Europe, Portugal, Azores. Sunrise over the Azores

Europe, Portugal, Azores. Sunrise over the Azores
Portugal, Azores. Sunrise

Background imageSkyscape Collection: New York Night Sky

New York Night Sky
April 1963: A view over New York at dusk from the Rockefeller Centre. The Empire State Building is on the left. (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset, 1821-2 (oil on paper on canvas)

Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset, 1821-2 (oil on paper on canvas)
XOS1765901 Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset, 1821-2 (oil on paper on canvas) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 20.3x27.3 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; English, out of copyright

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Crosses

Crosses
circa 1930: Two crosses silhouetted aganist a windswept sky in the countryside near Zurich. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Night Fishermen

Night Fishermen
circa 1930: Fisherman in their boat silhouetted against a darkening sky. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: College Of The City Of New York

College Of The City Of New York
Exterior view of Shepard Hall (center), a neo-Gothic structure on the campus of the College Of The City Of New York, 1915. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Trailer Court In Alto

Trailer Court In Alto
Aerial view of mobile homes in a trailer court in Alto, California, 1930s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Men Load Vehicle Onto Hand Cars

Men Load Vehicle Onto Hand Cars
Two Asian men pose for the camera while others, overseen by men who appear to be railroad officials, load a wheeled vehicle onto hand cars, early 1900s

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Top Of The Chrysler Building

Top Of The Chrysler Building
View of the top of the Chrysler Building, clad in steel, arched, spired and with decorative metal eagles, mid 20th Century. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Chrysler Building From Southwest

Chrysler Building From Southwest
Aerial view of the Chrysler Building, in Midtown Manhattan, with the Chanin Building, visible on the left, New York, mid 20th Century. (Photo by Lawrence Thornton/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: The El In The Financial District

The El In The Financial District
Skyline view of Manhattans financial district that shows an elevated train line and, at the right, the Cities Service Building (later renamed the American International Building), New York, New York

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Nebraska State Capitol

Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol building (Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, 1932) as seen from the street, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1930s. The statue on the top of the tower dome is called The Sower

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Lincoln & Washington In Miami Beach

Lincoln & Washington In Miami Beach
View of the traffic at the intersection of Lincoln Road & Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, February 9, 1954. Visible in the center backgroubnd is the Miami Beach Federal bank

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Manhattan Docks On The Hudson River

Manhattan Docks On The Hudson River
View of the Manhattan docks along the Hudson River, New York, New York, 1930s. The Italian ocean liner Conte di Savoia is visible in the distance (center, with two smoke stacks)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Brooklyn Bridge And Manhattan Skyline

Brooklyn Bridge And Manhattan Skyline
View of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline, New York, New York, 1930s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan
View of the lower Manhattan and the East River docks, New York, New York, 1930s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Hell Gate Bridge In Queens, mid 20th Century

Hell Gate Bridge In Queens, mid 20th Century
The Hell Gate Bridge over a part of the East River called Hell Gate, which separates Astoria, Queens, from Wards Island, is exclusively a railroad bridge, New York, mid 20th Century

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Times Sqaure, 1917

Times Sqaure, 1917
Aerial view of Manhattans Times Square looking south-east, New York, New York, early or mid 1917. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Cleopatras Needle In NY

Cleopatras Needle In NY
View of Cleopatras Needle, Central park, New York, Nwe York, mid 1900s. The obelisk was originally erected by Tuthmosis III during his reign in Eqypt between 1504 and 1450 BC

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Aleutian Headland

Aleutian Headland
A US Navy base on a headland in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, 1944. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Lighthouse In Atlantic City, NJ

Lighthouse In Atlantic City, NJ
Postcard shows a view of a lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1910. The caption at the top reads The Lighthouse, Atlantic City, N.J. (Photo by Huklton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Fokker Dr. 1 Triplane Replica

Fokker Dr. 1 Triplane Replica
View of a modern replica (built in 1967 by Cole Palen) of a World War I-era German Fokker Dr.1 triplane as it sits on the grass at an airshow, Rhinebeck, New York, July 1975

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Fokker Dr. 1 Triplane Replica In Flight

Fokker Dr. 1 Triplane Replica In Flight
View of a modern replica (built in 1967 by Cole Palen) of a World War I-era German Fokker Dr.1 triplane in flight at an airshow near Rhinebeck, New York, July 1975

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Dogfight At Airshow

Dogfight At Airshow
A modern replica of a World War I-era German Fokker Dr.1 triplane (left) engages a British Avro 504K replica at an airshow near Rhinebeck, New York, July 1975

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Old Smokey

Old Smokey
Smoke billows out from the summit of the active volcano Mount Shishaldin, known locally as Old Smokey, in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, 1970. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: View Of Atlantic City, NJ, And Lighthouse

View Of Atlantic City, NJ, And Lighthouse
Postcard shows a view of a residential district and lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 191. The caption at the top reads 281-Bird s-Eye View of Atlantic City, N.J

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Lake Baikal At Head Of Angara River, Siberia

Lake Baikal At Head Of Angara River, Siberia
Lake Baikal, at the start of the Angara River, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia, 1980s. Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in Asia and the deepest lake in the world. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Battle On Lake Superior

Battle On Lake Superior
Engraving depicts a battle fought on canoes on Lake Superior between Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Sacs and Fox tribes, circa 1800s. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: View Along The St. Lawrence River

View Along The St. Lawrence River
Engraving depicts a view of the St. Lawrence River with several canoes in the distance, Ontario, circa 1800s. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: Skyline Of Lower Manhattan

Skyline Of Lower Manhattan
View from the water of the skyline of lower Manhattan above Battery Park, New York, New York, 1930s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageSkyscape Collection: RCA Building

RCA Building
Low angle view of the RCA Building (later the GE Building) at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in the Rockefeller complex, New York, New York, April 1938. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)




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"Exploring the Vast Skyscape: From Historic Artworks to Modern Marvels" USS Thresher On Course: A breathtaking view of the open sea meets the endless sky, as the USS Thresher sails towards its destination. A London skyscape: Transporting us back in time to 1905, this captivating image captures the vibrant sky above Soho, painting a picture of bustling city life. Seascape at Villerville, 1876 (oil on panel): The artist's brushstrokes bring to life a serene seascape against an ever-changing sky, creating a harmonious blend of nature's beauty. Passenger Plane: Witnessing man-made marvels soaring through the skies reminds us of our boundless human potential and our desire to conquer new horizons. Dramatic clouds and sunbeams over a blue sky - Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana: Nature puts on a spectacular show with dramatic cloud formations and radiant sunbeams illuminating the picturesque lake beneath them. View from Hampstead Heath, looking towards Harrow, 1821 (oil on paper): This timeless artwork showcases an enchanting landscape where rolling hills meet an expansive sky – inviting viewers into a world filled with tranquility and wonder. Hamlet and the Ghost, 1901 (oil on canvas): Shakespearean drama unfolds under an atmospheric backdrop as dark storm clouds loom overhead – capturing both mystery and intensity within one frame. Milky Way: Gazing up at night reveals countless stars scattered across an infinite expanse – reminding us of our place in this vast universe and igniting curiosity about what lies beyond our reach. Les Terres du Ciel - Camille Flammarion: Through artistry that transcends reality itself, Flammarion invites us into his imaginative realm where celestial bodies dance amidst ethereal skies – inspiring awe and wonder.