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September 11, 2016

scribe4haxan:

Study for The Quest (c. 1905 / Oil on canvas)...



scribe4haxan:



Study for The Quest (c. 1905 / Oil on canvas) - Bernard Hall

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September 10, 2016

lomographicsociety:



Polina Washington and Her Deep, Dark...











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Polina Washington and Her Deep, Dark Exposures

For experimental Lomographers, the route to unpredictable and strangely charming images is through multiple exposures and film soaking. We couldn’t help but wonder about Polina Washington’s secret brew: somehow, her photos emit the haunting, magical, and mysterious effects that we can only dream of.

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September 9, 2016

Talking with writers online

alwaysboth:



elexuscal:



Their stories: Amazing grammar, soaring vocabulary, beautiful imagery and prose which flows like a river.


In chats: no capitalisation or punctuation, swears like a sailor, misspellings everywhere, acronyms and abbreviations every five words, idek





#listen #listen do u know how much braining it takes to make the words go? #it is a lot #it’s like wearing fancy clothes all day #and then when you’re at home and comfy #u just put on ur pj’s ( @feynites)


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Published on September 09, 2016 13:00

edwardian-time-machine:

“The Electrophone - listening to plays...



edwardian-time-machine:



“The Electrophone - listening to plays or concerts over the telephone line,1901″

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September 8, 2016

life:

Found in the LIFE archives: an unpublished story about a...



life:



Found in the LIFE archives: an unpublished story about a cat named Nipper who loved to eat corn-on-the-cob from 1951. (Allan Grant—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #wildLIFEwednesday #1950s #catsofinstagram

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Published on September 08, 2016 13:01

historicaltimes:

Woman in Dress via reddit



historicaltimes:



Woman in Dress

via reddit

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Published on September 08, 2016 05:00

September 7, 2016

beautifulcentury:

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Grandes...



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Grandes Armazens do Chiado, Catálogo de Novidades Inverno de 1910. Suplemento ao No. 21 de os Grandes Armazens do Chiado.



Scanned from the book Lisboa Desaparecida, volume 2, by Marina Tavares Dias.



Portuguese fashion catalog.



Grandes Armazens do Chiado, Winter catalog, 1910.

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Published on September 07, 2016 13:01

September 6, 2016