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1914 Collection (#58)

"1914: A Glimpse into a Transformative Year" In the midst of a world on the brink of change, 1914 brought forth an array of captivating moments that would shape history

Background image1914 Collection: Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Passion II (Leidenschaft II), German, 1881-1919, 1914, drypoint

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Passion II (Leidenschaft II), German, 1881-1919, 1914, drypoint

Background image1914 Collection: August Macke, Begrussung (Greeting), German, 1887-1914, woodcut in black on tan paper

August Macke, Begrussung (Greeting), German, 1887-1914, woodcut in black on tan paper

Background image1914 Collection: Lovis Corinth, The Reconciliation (Versohnung), German, 1858-1925, 1914, drypoint

Lovis Corinth, The Reconciliation (Versohnung), German, 1858-1925, 1914, drypoint in black on laid paper

Background image1914 Collection: Felix Bracquemond after Eugene Delacroix, Boissy d Anglas presidant la Convention

Felix Bracquemond after Eugene Delacroix, Boissy d Anglas presidant la Convention le 1er Prairial An III, French, 1833-1914, etching and drypoint on laid paper

Background image1914 Collection: Felix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914), The Swallows, c

Felix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914), The Swallows, c. 1884, etching on laid paper printed c. 1900 by David Keppel, under the auspices of the artist

Background image1914 Collection: Felix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914), The Old Cock, 1882, etching

Felix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914), The Old Cock, 1882, etching

Background image1914 Collection: PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. Aerial view of the exhibit palaces at the Panama-Pacific

PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. Aerial view of the exhibit palaces at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, held February-December 1915

Background image1914 Collection: NYC: CENTRAL PARK ARSENAL. The Arsenal in Central Park in New York City

NYC: CENTRAL PARK ARSENAL. The Arsenal in Central Park in New York City. Photograph by Irving Underhill, 1914

Background image1914 Collection: WHITE HOUSE, 1914. View of the east garden, colonnade and the White House, Washington, D

WHITE HOUSE, 1914. View of the east garden, colonnade and the White House, Washington, D.C. 1914

Background image1914 Collection: CHILD LABOR EXHIBIT, 1914. National Child Labor Committee exhibit at the Panama-Pacific

CHILD LABOR EXHIBIT, 1914. National Child Labor Committee exhibit at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1914

Background image1914 Collection: PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. Panoramic view of the grounds of the Panama-Pacific

PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. Panoramic view of the grounds of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California. Photograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: CONEY ISLAND: SURF AVENUE. A crowd of pedestrians walking on Surf Avenue at at Coney Island

CONEY ISLAND: SURF AVENUE. A crowd of pedestrians walking on Surf Avenue at at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Photograph, c1910-1915

Background image1914 Collection: CONEY ISLAND: SURF AVENUE. Pedestrians and automobiles on Surf Avenue at Coney Island

CONEY ISLAND: SURF AVENUE. Pedestrians and automobiles on Surf Avenue at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Photograph, c1910-1915

Background image1914 Collection: NEW JERSEY: STORM DAMAGE. The storm damaged Octagon Hotel in Sea Bright, New Jersey

NEW JERSEY: STORM DAMAGE. The storm damaged Octagon Hotel in Sea Bright, New Jersey. Photograph, January 1914

Background image1914 Collection: VIRGINIA: TREE, 1914. A chestnut tree in bloom in Virginia. Photograph, 1914

VIRGINIA: TREE, 1914. A chestnut tree in bloom in Virginia. Photograph, 1914

Background image1914 Collection: ALABAMA: HOUSING, 1914. Run down housing for Adelaide Mill workers in Anniston, Alabama

ALABAMA: HOUSING, 1914. Run down housing for Adelaide Mill workers in Anniston, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1914

Background image1914 Collection: NEW MEXICO: MOGOLLON, c1914. The post office building at Mogollon, New Mexico. Photograph

NEW MEXICO: MOGOLLON, c1914. The post office building at Mogollon, New Mexico. Photograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. Entrance to Glacier National Park in Montana. Photograph, 1914

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. Entrance to Glacier National Park in Montana. Photograph, 1914

Background image1914 Collection: CHILE: VALPARAISO, c1914. The bay and the city, Valparaiso, Chile, S. Am. Stereograph

CHILE: VALPARAISO, c1914. The bay and the city, Valparaiso, Chile, S. Am. Stereograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: TURKEY: BRIDE, 1914. A Turkish bride in her wedding dress surrounded by four attendants

TURKEY: BRIDE, 1914. A Turkish bride in her wedding dress surrounded by four attendants. Stereograph, 1914

Background image1914 Collection: NEW ZEALAND: SPA, c1914. The new bath building at the thermal springs of Rotorua

NEW ZEALAND: SPA, c1914. The new bath building at the thermal springs of Rotorua, New Zealand, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: BRAZIL: SANTOS DOCKS, c1914. A Native Brazilian dock worker at Santos, Brazil. Stereograph

BRAZIL: SANTOS DOCKS, c1914. A Native Brazilian dock worker at Santos, Brazil. Stereograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: BERLIN: BEER GARDEN, 1914. A family party in Krolls famous beer garden, Berlin, Germany

BERLIN: BEER GARDEN, 1914. A family party in Krolls famous beer garden, Berlin, Germany. Photographed c1914

Background image1914 Collection: MOSUL: TIGRIS RIVER, c1914. Rafts filled with wool on the banks of the Tigris River in Mosul

MOSUL: TIGRIS RIVER, c1914. Rafts filled with wool on the banks of the Tigris River in Mosul, Iraq. Stereograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: MEXICAN REFUGEES, 1914. U. S. soldiers interviewing Mexican refugees at Fort Bliss

MEXICAN REFUGEES, 1914. U. S. soldiers interviewing Mexican refugees at Fort Bliss
MEXICAN REFUGEES, 1914. U.S. soldiers interviewing Mexican refugees at Fort Bliss, Texas, January 1914, at the time of the Mexican Revolution

Background image1914 Collection: MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Armed revolutionary troops lined up outside the entrance

MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Armed revolutionary troops lined up outside the entrance of General Francisco Pancho Villas headquarters in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, during the Mexican Revolution, 1914

Background image1914 Collection: MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Mass meeting at Torreon, Mexico, in support of the federal army

MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Mass meeting at Torreon, Mexico, in support of the federal army and the goverment of Victoriano Huerta during the Mexican Revolution, April 1914

Background image1914 Collection: WINTER PALACE, 1914. Czar Nicholas II of Russia standing on the balcony of the

WINTER PALACE, 1914. Czar Nicholas II of Russia standing on the balcony of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. Photographed in 1914

Background image1914 Collection: BAGHDAD: TIGRIS, c1914. A boater on the Tigris river in Baghdad, Iraq

BAGHDAD: TIGRIS, c1914. A boater on the Tigris river in Baghdad, Iraq. Behind him is a row of houses owned by upper class citizens. Stereograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Men of Villas victorious army driving Federal troops out from Torreon

MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Men of Villas victorious army driving Federal troops out from Torreon, Mexico, 2 April 1914. Photograph from an English newspaper

Background image1914 Collection: MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Some of Pancho Villas men, with bows and arrows, fighting

MEXICAN REVOLUTION, 1914. Some of Pancho Villas men, with bows and arrows, fighting Federal troops near Torreo, Mexico, Spring 1914. Photograph from an English newspaper

Background image1914 Collection: JAPANESE BATTLESHIP. The Japanese battleship Kongo during World War I

JAPANESE BATTLESHIP. The Japanese battleship Kongo during World War I

Background image1914 Collection: RUSSIAN COSSACKS, c1914. Group of mounted Russian Cossacks. Photograph, c1914

RUSSIAN COSSACKS, c1914. Group of mounted Russian Cossacks. Photograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: SYRIA: SILK WORMS, c1914. A basket of wriggling silk worms hungry for the morning meal, Syria

SYRIA: SILK WORMS, c1914. A basket of wriggling silk worms hungry for the morning meal, Syria. Stereograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: BENEDICT XV (1854-1922). Pope, 1914-1922. Photographed as Cardinal Della Chiesa, 1914

BENEDICT XV (1854-1922). Pope, 1914-1922. Photographed as Cardinal Della Chiesa, 1914

Background image1914 Collection: CHINESE BASEBALL TEAM. Chinese Base Ball Team Tour of the United States, 1913

CHINESE BASEBALL TEAM. Chinese Base Ball Team Tour of the United States, 1913. Poster with photograph portraits of 15 Chinese baseball players from the team based in Honolulu, Hawaii

Background image1914 Collection: FOOTBALL: YALE, c1914. Portrait of Richard M. Scovil of the Yale University football team

FOOTBALL: YALE, c1914. Portrait of Richard M. Scovil of the Yale University football team. Photograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: TRANSCONTINENTAL TELEPHONE. The final pole of the transcontinental telephone line

TRANSCONTINENTAL TELEPHONE. The final pole of the transcontinental telephone line put into service at Wendover, Utah, on the Nevada-Utah border. Photograph, , 17 June 1914

Background image1914 Collection: PHOTOGRAPHER AND SUBJECT. North Carolina Senator Lee Slater Overman being photographed

PHOTOGRAPHER AND SUBJECT. North Carolina Senator Lee Slater Overman being photographed, Washington, D.C. Photograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: PRINTERs BLOCK, 1914. Printers block for the National Press Club Yearbook, Washington, D

PRINTERs BLOCK, 1914. Printers block for the National Press Club Yearbook, Washington, D.C. 1914

Background image1914 Collection: PHONOGRAPH, 1914. American magazine advertisement, 1914, for the Victor Talking Machine Company

PHONOGRAPH, 1914. American magazine advertisement, 1914, for the Victor Talking Machine Company, featuring opera singer Geraldine Farrar

Background image1914 Collection: WORLD WAR I: MACHINE GUNS. Polish machine gun contingent in action in Rheims

WORLD WAR I: MACHINE GUNS. Polish machine gun contingent in action in Rheims. The cases held by the man on the right are the boxes that hold the cartridges with which the machine guns are fed

Background image1914 Collection: WORLD WAR I: SALUTING. Ignacy Jan Paderewski and allied sympathizers outside New

WORLD WAR I: SALUTING. Ignacy Jan Paderewski and allied sympathizers outside New Yorks City Hall saluting a regiment of Polish troops as the leave for the front, New York. Photograph, c1914

Background image1914 Collection: WORLD WAR II: MAP, C1918. Star on the map indicates the exact place where the Armistice

WORLD WAR II: MAP, C1918. Star on the map indicates the exact place where the Armistice with Germany was signed near Rethondes, France. Map, c1918

Background image1914 Collection: WORLD WAR I: ARMISTICE. Meeting of the German armistice delgates with Marshal Foch

WORLD WAR I: ARMISTICE. Meeting of the German armistice delgates with Marshal Foch in the Marshals railroad car. Allied representatives are Marshal Foch, Admiral Wemyss, General Weygand

Background image1914 Collection: WORLD WAR I: ORTELBURG. View of the destruction of Ortelburg as seen from the roof

WORLD WAR I: ORTELBURG. View of the destruction of Ortelburg as seen from the roof of a nearby church, East Prussia (now Poland). Photograph, c1916

Background image1914 Collection: WORLD WAR I: CHURCH. Church destroyed by an Austrian bomb, Monfalcone, Italy. Photograph

WORLD WAR I: CHURCH. Church destroyed by an Austrian bomb, Monfalcone, Italy. Photograph, c1916

Background image1914 Collection: WORLD WAR I: GALICIA. Russian troops burned oil fields and destroyed machinery in Boguslav

WORLD WAR I: GALICIA. Russian troops burned oil fields and destroyed machinery in Boguslav, Eastern Galicia. Photograph, c1916



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"1914: A Glimpse into a Transformative Year" In the midst of a world on the brink of change, 1914 brought forth an array of captivating moments that would shape history. Russian poet Anna Akhmatova's portrait, painted by N. I. Altman, captures her enigmatic spirit and profound words that would resonate for generations to come. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, J. C. Leyendecker's Arrow shirt collar ad epitomizes the elegance and sophistication sought after in American fashion during this era. It serves as a reminder of how style can transcend time and leave an indelible mark on society. The fight for women's suffrage reached new heights with Emmeline Pankhurst's arrest outside Buckingham Palace while presenting a petition to King George V. Her unwavering determination symbolized the relentless struggle for equality that echoed throughout England and beyond. Within the gates of Grey Gardens estate, a bench stands silently witness to countless stories unfolding against its backdrop. This serene image from c. 1914 invites us to ponder upon lives lived within those walls – tales both extraordinary and ordinary. Amidst these cultural milestones, war loomed large as His Majesty’s Coldstream Guards recruited soldiers through powerful posters urging young men to join their ranks in defense of their nation during World War I. Alfred Stieglitz captured New York City in all its grandeur with his photograph "Two Towers. " The image encapsulates the city's soaring ambition and relentless energy at this pivotal moment in history. Even mundane aspects like signage design were not overlooked; Paddington Station showcased its attention to detail with an elegant gentlemen’s lavatory sign - reminding us that even practicality can be elevated into artistry. Entertainment took center stage with "The Perils of Pauline, " a thrilling serial film poster from 1914 which captivated audiences week after week with daring adventures and heart-stopping cliffhangers. Wassily Kandinsky's "Painting no.