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"As Mr. Harvey is a man of peace and does not like bear meat, anyhow, he allowed the 'critter' to go on its way unmolested, but it must be understood that he was not afraid of the beast and would have dealt with it quite roughly had he been so inclined."
"The Grammar of Ornament," title page Owen Jones 1856 Internet Archive/Smithsonian Libraries
"Ma, dear, I only took one out!" Little Known Facts About Bundling in the New World A. Monroe Aurand, Jr. 1938 Internet Archive
Wit and Humor of the Pennsylvania Germans A Monroe Aurand Jr 1939 Internet Archive
Ooh, that's an amazing illustration!
Little Known Facts About Bundling in the New World A. Monroe Aurand 1938 Internet Archives
Gonna start speaking in Pennsylvania Dutch idioms only, I'm sure everyone around me will be donkbawr (thankful) Quaint Idioms and Expressions of the Pennsylvania Germans: A Delightful Bit of Entertainment A Monroe Aurand Jr 1939 Internet Archive
"cleverness is a disease, treat your smart kids like animals" jesus christ Facts For The People: Or, Things Worth Knowing. A Book Of Receipts In Which Everything Is Of Practical Use To Every Body 1850 Internet Archive
"Country people are still given to treating bees as if they belonged to the family. For instance, not a few folk tell the bees of the betrothal, marriage and other outstanding events happening in the home" Everybody's Book of Luck 1900 IA/Smithsonian Libraries
This could be risky, depending on the quality of young men around you Everybody's Book of Luck 1900 Internet Archive/Smithsonian Libraries
In case anyone wants to figure out their "lucky and unlucky days"
I know it's just the oddities of old punctuation, but man that looks like a winky smile when discussing the ONE INSTANCE, slippery pavement, when an unmarried lady may take an unmarried gentleman's arm ;) Etiquette for Ladies by Lady of New York 1845 Internet Archive
Mood
The author went on a whole spiel about how green is her unlucky color, to the extent that she prevents her whole family from wearing green!
Didn't even know there was such a thing as "lucky colors" Everybody's Book of Luck 1900 Internet Archive/Smithsonian Libraries
Done! I took a tiny slice from the corner and it's pretty tasty. We're taking it to the in-laws later, so I didn't want to take more
Some moles are lucky, apparently Everybody's Book of Luck 1900 Internet Archive/Smithsonian Libraries
It's cooling before we put the icing on, but it smells *excellent*. It smells like something my great grandma would have baked.
That appears to be the case, I was relying on my husband doing a quick Google and he misread the results
Update: maybe allspice doesn't have cinnamon in it, but I'm fine with not having taken the risk, that shit makes my throat close up 😬
Ok we had a few bumps in the road* but it's in the oven! *I thought I'd try allspice along with a nutmeg as a replacement for cinnamon, not realizing that allspice has cinnamon in it, but only wasted 1/2 cup coffee; it says bake in layers but I'm just doing one
That's all my husband, he taught me that!
(Note: I'm allergic to cinnamon, so I'm subbing in nutmeg...we'll see how that goes)
I am attempting to make this today, from the Southern Cookbook of Fine Old Recipes (1935), and it will be either delicious or a disaster
Loving the vibrancy of this ad Mademoiselle July 1958 Internet Archive
Travel snafus can be a hell of a test on a relationship!
Daily Mirror, England, February 18, 1930
George Barbier 1914
Bottling hair tonic (15 years old), standing job Lewis Hine 1930 Cornell University collection
Man on hoisting ball Lewis Hine ca 1931 Cornell University Collection
My husband has two pictures of me, taken at CDG after a red eye flight when I was desperately trying to get us to the Metro. One picture is from behind as I studied the map, the 2nd is my furious face when I turned around and saw him taking a picture instead of helping.
Okay now this one I have to try Jell-O: The Dainty Dessert 1905
You all right babe, you've barely touched your ham-cabbage-pickles-jello salad Jell-o: America's Most Famous Dessert 1923
I was hoping someone would post this
Jell-O: America's Most Famous Dessert 1923
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, marks 104 years since the 19th Amendment was certified, recognizing women’s constitutional right to vote.
she wishes she'd chosen the bear Capper's Weekly August 26, 1922
4:45 pm, time to lick your brother
[pats breast pocket] Don't fret, darling, I've got my uranium glass bottle of tuberculosis in case of a shortage Bohemia, ca 1900 Museum of Applied Arts
All images from Museum of Applied Arts www.imm.hu/en/
10. Respect your tourist company and don't leave them in trouble, because that is dishonesty.
(guys I didn't look at all of these, only like #1 and #7, before I started posting them, so I'm looking at #10 like)
9. Remember the wild animals of the forest, do not cluck even flowers from fruit trees.
8. Do not throw a burning object, do not burn a fire in the forest.
7. Keep springs, stream, rest areas clean and hide waste.
6. Be cheerful, but not noiseful, in the forest, let the birds sing, not the tourists.
Decidedly medium, I guess. Good days and bad days, and all that. I've been doing a little writing lately, though, so that's an improvement! Thank you for asking and how have you been?
5. D Do not steer off the tourist path, do not travel in prohibited areas without permission.
4. Do not return your hospitality and respect the property of others.
Remember that tourism is even better with uncomfortable behavior.
2. Even while a tourist, he remains a person of culture.
10 Commandments of a Tourist, by Kornél Revesz (Budapest, 1937)🧵 1. Love nature and return with faith to its sanctuary
This is the obvious choice and I'm so here for it
This is going on locally to me, and I must know: what book would you choose to bedazzle?
American Ballet Theater dancers in rehearsal Alfred Eisenstaedt 1936 Cornell University collection
judging by the newspaper photo, I'm thinking this is Victoria Zacchini, the first woman "human cannonball." She and her sister went into human cannonballing after her father and uncle, the Zacchini Brothers, either volunteered or were drafted into WWII, training in the backyard source info in alt
![When the United States got involved in World War II, many of the Zacchinis were either drafted or signed up for volunteer work to help the war effort. Neither brother could imagine a world without human cannonballs. Edmondo and Hugo turned to their female family members (Edmondo's daughters, Victoria & Duina) and asked them to continue their work. The girls began training in their backyard and carried on the human cannonball act that the Zacchinis were so famous for. After the War, the Zacchini Brothers and their brothers all split up to become a part of different shows.[4]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rhvl2yuw4i5cijgdw3hkiyl6/bafkreigoorzbylfbgjq76esp4b2jp77u7tftj2fcpm3pp563liyqi6rvy4@jpeg "Click to view full size")
Sunday Morning, March 7, 1909, Morris Herowitz, ten years old
🎶 Look at me I'm the King of New York! Suddenly I'm respectable Staring right atcha Lousy with stature 🎶
Screw it, I'm going to make some.
I am equal parts intrigued and horrified
Wake up babe. Official Bluesky candy just dropped.
Crowded improvised air raid shelter in a Liverpool Street tube tunnel Bill Brandt 1939 Cornell University Collection
Siamese Cat by John D. Hart, 1956 Cornell University collection #caturday
Bluesky uses tenor gifs, so I wonder if uploading a gif to tenor and then using bluesky's gif search would work.
Good night, sleep tight (and as I sometimes tell our duck, don't let the bed bugs bite, and if they do, bite back) Gustave Wendt 1897 Cornell University
People fainting at the coronation parade of George VI, England (I think the title of this photo has the wrong monarch, since George IV was crowned in 1820 and photography didn't quite exist yet) Henri Cartier-Bresson 1937 Cornell University
This may not be to everyone’s taste, but this is a dress that I find memorable. Late #1880s daywear but with a sprinkle of twilight sky and a tinge of sunset. It must have twinkled like raindrops. Designed by Catherine Donovan, NYC @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Everybody's got that one cousin "Marly Forest - My cousin Simone" Jacques-Henri Lartigue 1913 Cornell University Collection
Organ-grinder and street singer Eugène Atget 1898–99 Cornell University collection
Pumpkin Leslie Hamilton Wilson 1897 - 1922 Cornell University collection
Identical belly floof boys
The Bridge of Sighs in the late 19th century and early 21st. Prisoners in Venice would be taken from the interrogation rooms to the prison via this bridge, providing them with a sigh as they took one last look at Venice Pablo Salviato, 1880s Didier Descouens, 2017
Reminds me a bit of the Edna St Vincent Millay poem, Second April
My default vibe Bill Brandt undated Cornell University Collection
Ctrl + C Ctrl + V
Excellent alt text
L'Aveu Difficile (The Difficult Confession) — Georges Barbie, 1923
Oh yeah, a purple chair would accent that nicely.
My Latin teacher in high school kept a thermos in his closet, and he'd "joke" that it had vodka in it, and after doing some teaching myself I'm like 80% sure that wasn't a joke
Thank you! I was beyond excited to get a purple couch, it was like all of Little Baby Kristy's furniture dreams come true 🤩
I put blankets on the couch to try to mitigate the cat fur issue, but I suppose they also come in handy if your thumpers & beans are a lil chilly
La promeneuse mélancolique; Robe d’après-midi, de Beer (The Melancholy Walker; Afternoon Dress, by Beer) George Barbier 1922
I carpe my diem til I veni, vidi, vici
Using a giant beetle nightlight to ward off the bogeyman, good night undated Brussels-Capital Region - Inventory of Movable Heritage
taking the "an apple a day" concept a bit too far in the name of advertising The Greensboro Record Mon, Aug 19, 1929
I was under the impression one could get both a shave and a haircut for two bits
He also designed jewelry for Sarah Bernhardt This is a snake bracelet he made for
We'll ocean's 11 it!
I did not know Alphonse Mucha designed sculptures and now I've got to plan an international heist
All the meat of the wheat 1926
I don't think I've ever, until this day, looked at something and thought, "That's folk-metal as fuck," but I did today when I found this 16th-century owl goblet made from coconut, silver, and gilt
My first cozy mystery is available at a.co/d/eUW0nn1
Purchased immediately, can't wait to read it!
"Office Hussy" is definitely in the running for best pulp novel titles John Hunter 1957 RISD Digital Commons
Medusa pendant Phillippe Wolfers 1898 King Baudouin Foundation
3,741.3 (We don't talk about the .3)
