MOON TONGS. Happy Friday. ourpresidents: These Moon Tongs were...
MOON TONGS. Happy Friday.ourpresidents:These Moon Tongs were used by Apollo mission astronauts to collect lunar samples. The tongs are from the holdings of the Nixon Presidential Library and can be...
View ArticleLife hack in the fin du siècle. Found tucked in the front page...
Life hack in the fin du siècle.Found tucked in the front page of a compilation of ‘great essays throughout time’ published circa 1900.NOTICE._____HOW TO OPEN A BOOK.From “Modern Bookbinding.”Hold the...
View Articlethemodernhistory: Rare, historic photos of New York...
themodernhistory:Rare, historic photos of New York CityNever-before-seen photos of New York. Over 870,000 photos from the city’s Municipal Archives- a collection that exceeds 2.2 million images-...
View ArticleHistorical figures in modern day dress from the Telegraph this...
Historical figures in modern day dress from the Telegraph this morning. Pictured above are Will Shakespeare, Elizabeth I and Henry VIII. More images and the rational behind them here:...
View ArticleReporter Mike Morones of the Military Times covers Civil War...
Reporter Mike Morones of the Military Times covers Civil War reenactors using his camera phone and filters to replicate a tintype camera. More here: http://blogs.militarytimes.com/line-of-sight/2013
View Articlebulletproofjewels: Romanov Imposters and False Claimants: The...
bulletproofjewels:Romanov Imposters and False Claimants: The Anastasia ImpostersSince the 1920’s, there have been hundreds of supposed claimants to members of the Romanov family, after their purported...
View Articlevintage3d: President Teddy Roosevelt ready to enter Yellowstone...
vintage3d:President Teddy Roosevelt ready to enter Yellowstone Park, 1903.
View Articleguardian: ‘When Saddam Hussein fell, we Iraqis were...
guardian:‘When Saddam Hussein fell, we Iraqis were disoriented. For all our lives, he had always been there. His image was everywhere,’ says photographer Jamal Penjweny, whose series Saddam is Here...
View Articlearthistorygifs: The Raft of the Medusa - Théodore...
arthistorygifs:The Raft of the Medusa - Théodore GéricaultHigher res: http://i.imgur.com/U9kdQHu.gifGifs of art history - an idea whose time has come.
View ArticleI know, I’ve been gone forever, future dwellers. I got a...
I know, I’ve been gone forever, future dwellers. I got a new job, moved to a new city, and I’ve finally got my feet back on the ground. New episodes of the podcast are coming, but to tide you over,...
View ArticleNot strictly historical, but… Salvation Mountain is a...
Salvation Mountain, Niland, Calif. Niland, Calif. Outside Niland, Calif. The Salton SeaNot strictly historical, but…Salvation Mountain is a huge art installation created by Leonard Knight out of...
View ArticleFrench soldiers and civilians unearth Auguste Rodin’s...
French soldiers and civilians unearth Auguste Rodin’s sculpture Eve from her owner’s garden in Douai, France after the end of WWI. Douai was along the infamous Western Front. Eve's owner, fearing the...
View ArticleI’m a gone sucker. thecivilwarparlor: A Political...
I’m a gone sucker.thecivilwarparlor:A Political Cartoon Poking Fun at Lincoln’s OpponentsLincoln Was Depicted as Consuming Candidates of a Divided Democratic PartyIn this pro-Lincoln cartoon, “Honest...
View ArticleRemember calling in to find out what time it was when you were...
Remember calling in to find out what time it was when you were a kid? It seems quaint and old fashioned in a world of smart phones. But those electronic pips represent a revolution in the way that we...
View Articleancientpeoples: Mummy Head Cover Egyptian Roman Period c.1st...
ancientpeoples:Mummy Head CoverEgyptianRoman Periodc.1st Century BCSource: Art Institute Chicago
View Articleexplore-blog: The original handwritten manuscript of The Great...
explore-blog:The original handwritten manuscript of The Great Gatsby, from Princeton’s newly digitized archive of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s manuscripts.Pair with Fitzgerald on the secret of great...
View ArticleGIFs are immortal, and GIFs are worldwide. chels: The Richard...
GIFs are immortal, and GIFs are worldwide.chels:The Richard Balzer collection of oldey timey GIFs is just too, too good.
View ArticleThe latest historical tidbit from Footnote producer Emily Gadek...
The latest historical tidbit from Footnote producer Emily Gadek - on the amazing show Life of the Law. Covering the insane commutes of our nation’s early Supreme Court Justices, and featuring 100% more...
View ArticleVia Se Loger: Time stopped for more than 70 years in this...
Via Se Loger:Time stopped for more than 70 years in this Parisian apartment in the Pigalle, near the l’église de la Trinité. These magnificent lodgings belonged to a Madame de Florian who fled the...
View Articlefoundingfathersfbconvos: 07nathalie: MT Rushmore done...
foundingfathersfbconvos:07nathalie:MT Rushmore done right!If I was a historical person reenactor, I would do this.Happy Thanksgiving, all
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