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• Vintage mug shots

  
  TYWKIWDBI — Authority: 578
  Selections from the book City of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs 1912-1948 , posted at A Time To Get , via biancasunshine . I find it fascinating just to look at those faces and wonder what the backstories are. More pix at the source links.
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• Lansing Winter, 1935

  
  Michigan in Pictures — Authority: 126
  Lansing (Mich.) , photo courtesy Seeking MichiganI saw this photo of a winter’s day in Lansing in the mid 1930s when I found the photo of the Soo last week. The old cars and the chill wind made me think about how folks in Michigan were probably feeling at the time. This was the depths [...]
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• Photo: fossil of a feathered raptor dinosaur with grooved fangs that delivered venom

  
  Luciole Press Blog — Authority: 146
      A new fossil has been unearthed that suggests the bird-like dinosaur had a poisonous bite. Scientists have discovered a feathered raptor with grooved fangs that almost certainly delivered venom. Article: HERE
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• A backwoods Christmas, 1796

  
  Sherry Chandler — Authority: 129
  Back in June, I shared with you some excerpts from the journal of Francis Baily who was Running Mad for Kentucky in the winter of 1796 when his party got caught in a great freezing of the Ohio River, followed by a thaw. The freezing was bad but the thaw produced huge ice floes that [...]Related posts: Christmas at ...
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• Swedish Christmas straw goat burns again (I posted about this last year as well)

  
  Luciole Press Blog — Authority: 146
                                       Wed Dec 23, 6:35 AM ET The charred remains of a Christmas straw goat stands in the town center of Gavle, Northern Sweden, on Wednesday Dec. 23, 2009. Torching the goat has become a yuletide tradition, in spite of ...
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• Stark beauty of snowy cemetery

  
  B12 Solipsism — Authority: 447
  Stark beauty of snowy cemetery , originally uploaded by swanksalot . Calvary in Rogers Park decluttr played hooky, went tramping about on the edge of Evanston, by the lake, and including a sojourn through Cavalry Cemetery. CALVARY is the oldest existing cemetery that had been established by the Archdiocese ...
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• Sofiankatu Museum Street…

  
  Helsinki According to PPusa — Authority: 128
  …connects Senate’s Square (behind) and Market Square. Posted in History Tagged: daily photo, finland, Helsinki, museum, museum street, photography, sofiankatu
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• Window Shopping with Berenice Abbott, 1935

  
  Ptak Science Books — Authority: 429
  JF Ptak Science Books LLC  Post 883  Blog Bookstore I enjoy antiquarian window shopping, browsing photos orengravings that depict goods for sale-- especially if the prices are posted. Icame back to this deep-in-the-Depression-fantastic photo made in 1935 by BereniceAbbott (Springfield, Ohio, 1898-1991). ...
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• WPA Art in Michigan: Blissfield Post Office

  
  Michigan in Pictures — Authority: 126
  Blissfield, Michigan Post Office, photo © Dirk BakkerThe latest feature from the Michigan Radio Picture Project is WPA Art in Michigan, featuring the photography of Dirk Bakker, who photographed over over fifty Michigan WPA projects for a book from Wayne State University Press:Among the bold experimental programs ...
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• 1 Queen Elizabeth = 10 US Presidents

  
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  I was a little shocked by the pictures when it penetrated my brain as to how long shes been around. This old gal gives new meaning to the phrase " Long Live the Queen " How old does this one make you feel? I dont know about, you but I went OMG somewhere between Eisenhower and Truman.
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• Scenes from Paris cafes and nightlife spots circa 1962

  
  disassociated.com — Authority: 145
  A photographic snap-shot of the Les Halles area of Paris from 1962 .
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• Acid oceans: the evil twin of climate change (photos: Monterey Bay, CA)

  
  Luciole Press Blog — Authority: 146
    Thu Dec 17, 11:02 PM ET Previous 368 of 793 Next In this photo taken Oct. 30, 2009, a harbor seal is seen among the kelp at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Monterey, Calif. Far from Copenhagens turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea ...
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• Article and booksigning: Steel Giants

  
  Indiana University Press blog — Authority: 124
  Steel Giants authors Gary Wilk and Stephen McShane were interviewed about their book for an article that appeared on the IU Northwest website. Read the story here . For those of you in the Northwest Indiana area, the authors will participate in a program and booksigning at the IU Northwest Savannah Gallery ...
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• Etched by trucks in the desert sand: At 9 miles around, gargantuan circle is the worlds largest artwork

  
  Luciole Press Blog — Authority: 146
  Click on link below for larger photos:   Desert colossus: this sand drawing is the worlds largest single artwork with a total circumference of over nine miles   Etched by trucks in the desert sand: At 9 miles around, gargantuan circle is the worlds largest artwork 16th December 2009 ...
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• Unseen Rare Indian Rupee Currency Notes

  
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  The Rupee is the currency of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India . The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs. The ISO 4217 code for the Indian rupee is INR. On 5 March 2009 the Indian Government announced a contest to create a symbol for the Rupee. The modern rupee ...
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• The William Peter Mansion in Columbiaville

  
  Michigan in Pictures — Authority: 126
  William Peter Mansion, photo by SentrawoodsThe latest in our series of Mansions Where You Can Spend the Night features the William Peter Mansion. The William Peter Mansion Bed & Breakfast site says that:William Peter came to Columbiaville in the mid 1800’s as a German immigrant working for the lumber industry. ...
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• Stereopticon

  
  Lugubrious Drollery — Authority: 121
  I never had a Viewmaster as a child, but I spent many hours looking at 3D images through this stereopticon, which I believe belonged originally to my maternal grandparents. I have many pictures to go with this device, and Ive just started scanning them. Heres a sample: Before Marriage After Marriage ...
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• #181 The Bi-Weekly Bombshell: The Selvedge Yard

  
  The Pinup Blog — Authority: 118
  #180 The Bi-Weekly Bombshell: Lauren Moores Hellcat Honeys Coming up: Find out Tuesday! Next >> For all you vintage vultures, there’s tons of fantastic photography at The Selvedge Yard . From pinups to beefcake, to oddities only your grandma could explain. It’s the newest addition to the ...
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• Stonehenge Panoramic

  
  Puppies and Flowers — Authority: 133
  Link to panoramic . [IMG: http://www.puppiesandflowers.com/wpbeta/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/stonehengePanoramic-600x364.jpg]
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• Luverly of the Week: Male Couple in Love, 1875.

  
  nefaeria — Authority: 121
  Male Couple in Love, 1875. I saw these two strapping lads and I think that this is one of my favourite couples portraits. I was pretty surprised to find any portraits of gay couples from Victorian times (!!!). Here are a few more: Source Source Source ...
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