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Happy Marbled Monday from Loyno SCA! #marbledmonday #endpapers #rarebooks #papermaking #marbledpapers #bookbinding https://www.instagram.com/p/CdD7Ju2Ln82/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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In celebration on National Poetry Month, we offer the cover of Robert Lowell’s “Imitations” a book of translated poetry and the selection “The Lice-Hunters” by Arthur Rimbaud. . . . . . #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth month #poem #robertlowell #firstedition #specialcollections #rimbaud https://www.instagram.com/p/CcTT4RzJ6Mi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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It's #nationalpoetrymonth ! Pictured is the cover for Louise Bogan’s “The Blue Estuaries: Poems, 1923-1968” with the selection Evening-Star. . . . . #poems #poetry #louisebogan #aprilisthecruelestmonth #specialcollections #poem #womenpoets https://www.instagram.com/p/CcOBrwHr7rR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#nationalpoetrymonth#poems#poetry#louisebogan#aprilisthecruelestmonth#specialcollections#poem#womenpoets#national poetry month
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Happy National Poetry Month! Here is the cover and the selection “Casablanca” from Elizabeth Bishop’s “Poems: North & South. A cold spring.” . . . #elizabethbishop #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth #coldspring #poetsofinstagram #poets #specialcollectionslibraries https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb-mM3puNEZ/?utm_medium=tumblr
#elizabethbishop#poetry#nationalpoetrymonth#coldspring#poetsofinstagram#poets#specialcollectionslibraries
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It’s #marbledmonday ! May this cosmic, interstellar, and heavenly example conjure up reveries of space exploration and discovery (or other derived daydreams) for you. . . . [image of marbled book cover and leather edge, marbled colors of blue, pink, gold, green, and white, leather is deep burgundy in color] . . . #marbledpaper #bookarts #cosmic #bookbinding #spaceistheplace #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb7ynR3rF9q/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Images of the front and back of union advocacy postcards found in the Labor sub series of the LOUIS J. TWOMEY, S.J., PAPERS correspondence, 1954. #unions #laborrights #socialjustice #archives #laborhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CbfkbwKrPX5/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Image from Super Sunday 2015. Via our “Community and Resilience Collection.” Super Sunday is an annual gathering of Mardi Gras Indian Tribes celebrating their heritage and culture, displaying hand-sewn suits, singing, dancing, and chanting. Title: FlagBoy, teal and peach [colors of costume] Creator: Alguera, Martha Date Created: 2015-03-22 #neworleansculture #artistry #carnival #mardigrasindians #digitalcollection #archives #supersunday https://www.instagram.com/p/CbYEM0DprKO/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Images of locations listed in “Old New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carré, Its Ancient and Historical Buildings” by Stanley Clisby Arthur, 1944. https://www.instagram.com/p/CazwYneOiKc/?utm_medium=tumblr
#NewOrleans#vieuxcarre#neworleanshistory#jackson square#neworleanstourism#piratesalley#napoleonhouse#mardigras#specialcollection#oldneworleans#nolatourism
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Advertisements and cover from “Soards' Blue Book of New Orleans,” 1891. #citydirectories #advertising #historyofneworleans #commercial #goodsandservices #nolahistory #florist #coal #saddlery https://www.instagram.com/p/CaZ7KMcrfde/?utm_medium=tumblr
#citydirectories#advertising#historyofneworleans#commercial#goodsandservices#nolahistory#florist#coal#saddlery
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Carnival schedule, 1975. From our New Orleans Carnival Collection. #nolacarnival #mardigras #archives #neworleansculture #ephemera #printmaking https://www.instagram.com/p/CaX2NQMp7Hi/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Images of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, circa 1898 found in : “Picturesque New Orleans : photogravures.” Publication Information: Brooklyn, N.Y. : A. Wittemann, c1898. #nola #mardigras #photogravure #pictorial #neworleanshistory #carnival #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/CaXhRtJL1_-/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Illustrations from”Rust, Smut, Mildew & Mold: An introduction to microscopic fungi” #fungi #mold #rust #microscopic #mushrooms #specialcollections #bookstagram #lichen #natureillustration #mildew #mycology https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFe_VrLbo4/?utm_medium=tumblr
#fungi#mold#rust#microscopic#mushrooms#specialcollections#bookstagram#lichen#natureillustration#mildew#mycology
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It’s another #marbledmonday ! #papermaking #bookbinding #bookstagram #marbling #marbledpaper #bookmaking https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9pg9pLYDo/?utm_medium=tumblr
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A simple Friday #shelfie or #snapsfromthestacks from us to you! #bookstagram #specialcollections #leatherboundbooks #catholicism #preservation https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ2bWe2JsM_/?utm_medium=tumblr
#shelfie#snapsfromthestacks#bookstagram#specialcollections#leatherboundbooks#catholicism#preservation
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Illustrations and title page for Betty Joiner’s “Costumes for Dance,” 1937. #dance #costumes #dancecostumes #bettyjoiner #specialcollections #bookstagram #illustration #movement #sewing #costumeideas https://www.instagram.com/p/CZxAzeopIqv/?utm_medium=tumblr
#dance#costumes#dancecostumes#bettyjoiner#specialcollections#bookstagram#illustration#movement#sewing#costumeideas
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1911-1912 Southern Pacific Railroad brochure on winter travel in Louisiana and Texas. Includes route map and highlights of what to see. #traintravelling #southernpacific #southenpacificrailroad #louisiana #louisianatravel #ephemera #travelhistory #neworleans #trains #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/CZsQR1Hpnc3/?utm_medium=tumblr
#traintravelling#southernpacific#southenpacificrailroad#louisiana#louisianatravel#ephemera#travelhistory#neworleans#trains#specialcollections
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Plates and title page from: Mores, uses and costumes of all the peoples of the Oceania world, 1843 #oceania #costumes #rarebooksofinstagram #illustrations #traditionaldress #peopleoftheworld #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/CZkSVKdJbLA/?utm_medium=tumblr
#oceania#costumes#rarebooksofinstagram#illustrations#traditionaldress#peopleoftheworld#specialcollections
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