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Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
Iris nigricans is a flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is the national flower of Jordan . [ 1 ] The flowers are blackish-purple and 12–15 centimetres (4.7–5.9 in) in diameter, and the plants are 35 cm (14 in) tall with recurved leaves.
Iris Jordan, married 15 January 1955–1959 (divorced). They had one son, Mitchell Terence Parsons (1955 – 2003) [20] Renata "Mickie" Schuller (19 July 1933, Berlin – 25 February 2010, Middx, UK), married 1959–1985 (his death). Renata Schuller was a Kindertransport child refugee who came to London in 1938. [21]
Jordan's national flower – black iris. Black iris (Arabic: السوسنة السوداء) is the national flower of Jordan and can be found all across the country, particularly in the Karak Governorate. [6] [7] It blooms in the spring with dark black petals and is a national symbol of growth, renewal and change.
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Valley of the Shadow of Death: 23 April 1855 Roger Fenton Sevastopol, Crimea Wet collodion negative Fenton's pictures during the Crimean War were one of the first cases of war photography, with Valley of the Shadow of Death considered "the most eloquent metaphor of warfare" by The Oxford Companion to the Photograph. [13] [14] [s 3]
Lita Milan also known as Lita Trujillo (born Iris Maria Lia Menshall in 1933) is a former American actress. Her film credits include The Violent Men (1955), Desert Sands (1955), Gun Brothers (1956), The Ride Back (1957), Bayou (1957), The Left Handed Gun (1958), Never Love a Stranger (1958) and I Mobster (1959).
Impending Death. Impending Death is a photograph taken by freelance photographer Thomas Dallal during the September 11 attacks. [1] The photograph depicts the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center, on fire after being struck by American Airlines Flight 11 at 8:46 a.m., and shortly before its collapse at 10:28 a.m. Visible in the photograph are numerous people trapped in the upper ...