November 14, 2015

Notes from the Underground 6

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Stonehenge Begins to Yield Its Secrets

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The Original “Pink Ladies” Car, complete with Lipstick Holder and Pink Umbrella

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The stonhenge you see in the photograph is a recent conjectural reconstruction. The ancient ruins were far more chjaotic in the early 19th century.

See Constable's watercolor of the scene:

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74470/stonehenge-watercolour-constable-john-ra/

Posted by: Fat Man at November 15, 2015 8:06 PM