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The cigar store Indian became less common in the 20th century for a variety of reasons. [6] Sidewalk-obstruction laws dating as far back as 1911 were one cause. [7] Later issues included higher manufacturing costs, restrictions on tobacco advertising, and increased sensitivity towards depictions of Native Americans, all of which relegated the figures to museums and antique shops. [8]
[1] [5] [7] Intangible heritage is seen as a repository of cultural diversity [3] and creative expression, as well as a driving force for living cultures. [5] Since it can be vulnerable to forces of globalization, social transformation, and intolerance, [6] UNESCO encourages communities to identify, document, protect, promote and revitalize ...
[5] [6] The third list is the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. In 2013, four elements were inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, which helps States Parties mobilize international cooperation and assistance to ensure the transmission of this heritage with the participation of the concerned ...
By 1935, a 15.5' utility boat sold for as little as US$406 ($9,023 in 2023 dollars [4]). During World War II , the company produced small patrol boats and launches for the U.S. Navy . After the war, Chris-Craft introduced a new lineup of civilian pleasure boats in time for the massive American consumer expansion of the 1950s.
Britain's Lost Masterpieces is a factual BBC Four documentary television series that aims to uncover overlooked art treasures in British public collections, in conjunction with Art UK. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is presented by Bendor Grosvenor , along with art historian Jacky Klein (series 1) and Emma Dabiri (series 2 to 5).
The Trail of the Whispering Giants is a collection of sculptures by American artist Peter Wolf Toth. [1] [2] The sculptures range in height from 20 to 40 feet (6.1 to 12.2 m), and are between 8 and 10 feet (2.4 and 3.0 m) in diameter. [3]
Utto was presumably a monk at the abbey of Reichenau; his place of birth is unknown.According to tradition he was a relative and the godson of the priest and landlord Gamelbert in the Bavarian community Michaelsbuch, a few kilometers up from the confluence of the river Isar on the right-hand side of the Danube near the modern-day town of Plattling.
Mystic Timbers is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Constructed by Great Coasters International and designed by Skyline Design , the roller coaster opened in the Rivertown section of the park on April 15, 2017.