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denoting something of high quality, something from the past or characteristic of the best period
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Civil War cutups
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| Unidentified men in Union uniforms, one pointing a revolver at another's head. Half-plate tintype, hand-colored. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Library of Congress. (via) |
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Interesting Vintage Photos of Cats
A small interesting collection of old photos of cats
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| A little girl hangs three Siamese kittens on a washing line in a garden in Croydon, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 14th July 1931 |
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| A cat wearing headphones to listen to a radio. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). January 1926 |
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| A cat watches two mice in a goldfish bowl. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1950 |
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| A cat watches two mice in a goldfish bowl. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1950 |
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| A bandaged cat recovering from its injuries. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 25th May 1935 |
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Above Fifth Avenue, Looking North, 1905
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| Above Fifth Avenue, Looking North, 1905. Underwood and Underwood (American, active 1880-1934) (via) |
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Protection Mask, 1936
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| Oct. 15, 1936. Washington, D.C. Protection against that dreaded disease Silicosis is assured underground workers with this new sand-blasting helmet developed by William P. Biggs, Safety Engineer of the Navy Department. Weighing only 43 ounces, the helmet has been tested for nearly a year in various naval stations throughout the country. Harris & Ewing glass negative. (via) |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Guys gone wild, 1860s style
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| Unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms holding cigars in each other's mouths. Ninth-plate tintype, hand-colored. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Library of Congress. (via Shorpy) |
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Amazing Photos of Burmese Women in The Past
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| A policeman in London directing three giraffe necked women from Burma along Elgin Avenue, London, 1935. (Photo by General Photographic Agency) |
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| Giraffe necked women of Burma having tea in England, circa 1935. (Photo by General Photographic Agency) |
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| A Padaung, or Kayan woman. Originally a Mongolian tribe, the Padaung have been assimilated into the Karen group native to Mayanmar (Burma), circa 1950. (Photo by Three Lions) |
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Old Photos of City Churches in London A Century Ago
Here are old photos of City churches (and a few nearby), taken for the London & Middlesex Archaeological Society a century ago.
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| St Clement Danes, c. 1900 |
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| St. Magnus the Martyr, c. 1910 |
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| St Magnus the Martyr & the Monument from the Thames, c. 1920 |
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| St Dunstan in the East, 1910 |
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| St Dunstan in the East, 1910 |
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