Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born 130 years ago today in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. He was the creator of the Cthulhu mythos which is seeing a resurgence of late, mostly because of his work has been falling out of copyright protection.
Tag: 1890
A Mexican Buccaro
A Mexican Buccaro – In Texas, by Frederic Remington, circa 1890.
Handkerchief & Fan Flirtations
From The Mystery of Love, Courtship and Marriage Explained, Henry J. Wehman, 1890
Execution of Kemmler, 1890
The first execution by electric chair was carried out at Auburn Prison, New York, 6 August 1890 using a Westinghouse AC system. The man executed was William Kemmler, convicted of murdering his common-law wife. Three surges were necessary to kill him. From La Nature. (Paris, September 6, 1890).
Tombstone Epitaph, April 1890
April 26, 1890, the Tombstone Epitaph: “Found in the Desert–A Strange Winged Monster Discovered And Killed On The Huachuca Desert.”
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