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Ralston Crawford

Ralston Crawford, American painter, lithographer, and photographer (died 1978)

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Born
September 5, 1906
Died
April 27, 1978
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1906

About Ralston Crawford

Ralston Crawford (1906–1978) was a Canadian-born American painter, lithographer, photographer, and teacher. He is best known for his abstract representations of urban life and industry. He taught at the Cincinnati Art Academy for many years. Crawford is best known for his abstract paintings of urban life and industry. Fortune Magazine sent Crawford to the Bikini Atoll in 1946 to record a nuclear weapons test.

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The world when Ralston Crawford was born

Ralston Crawford was born in 1906. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ralston Crawford's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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