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A placid photograph followed by an animated photo. ca. 1905

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anotha one

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Carrie Winkers Hines in her casket, ca. 1903

Back reads: 1st wife of Dr. O.T. Hines, died in child birth Hines Family Papers: 1898 - 1976

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hi I posted a thing to substack that I wrote while the melatonin I took last night was kicking in and thought it was decent enough to share here!

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Floral embroidered crazy quilt, c. 1890

Maker: Unidentified makers for Sarah Green Nodine

Medium: Silk, velvet, wool, chenille and paint

Albany Institute of History and Art

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1928 Wallpaper. From Our Old House Sharing, FB.

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hand colored photograph of pilot mountain, c. 1930.

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comic illustrations by Elizabeth (Connie) Converse for her sister-in-law Jean Converse’s book “Conversations at Random: Survey Research as Interviewers See it” published 1974

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René Lalique: "Dancing Nymphs in a Frame of Bats" brooch, c. (1902)

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) dir. Robert Wise

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using the eBay listing photos because I can’t seem to get good enough lighting, but this is one of my prized possessions! original 1935 press photo of Nance O’ Neil

my horrible lighting photo under the cut lol

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A selection of emojis from a love letter written in 1916.

The final one appears to have been the author's favorite as he wrote: "I'm particularly proud of this one - It looks so natural. Bless its 'ittle 'eart-"

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By Heather Skelter

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photographs from the u.s. naval observatory total solar eclipse expedition, may 17, 1901.