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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 673)

1. This miniature artist Discover more on A House of Wonders found via This isn’t Happiness. 2. East Berlin Factory Girls In 1984, the German photographer Helga Paris spent several weeks at a state-owned clothing factory in East Berlin capturing female employees and their ‘unforeseen beauty’. More photos found on The Guardian. 3. These handbags…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 672)

1. Portraits from the Back of a Grocery Store in Mid-Century Algeria Lazhar Mansouri (1932-1985) was an Algerian photographer active from the late 1950s through the 1970s in Aïn Beïda (Aurés Mountains region, Northern Algeria). During this period, he owned and operated a photography studio and created an archive of local everyday people and rarely…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 671)

1. An Entire Wild West-Themed Town For Sale The ranch and Old Cow Town located in Saguache, CO, consists of 15 buildings around the back of a natural horseshoe canyon, including a saloon, steakhouse, meeting and dance hall, 10-room guest hotel, a 5,500-square-foot luxury guest lodge and even a gorgeous little hardwood chapel. Though a…

This guy collects Do Not Disturb signs from Hotels around the World

Don’t I always say you can find absolutely anything on the internet? Well, I said it to someone recently. Anyhoo, I came across a collection of “Do Not Disturb” signs from hotels around the world and as far as hotel collectibles go, the doorknob signs seem to have gone largely unnoticed, despite being pretty interesting design-wise.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 669)

1. Vintage ephemera from the Talking Board Historical Society Time to get your boards out. More imagery here. 2. More museums should do this A 10-millionth visitor to the Rijksmuseum of Netherlands was allowed to spend the night at Rembrandt’s painting “Night Watch” with a bottle of wine and dinner. Found on Gentleman Jungle. 3.…

Magical & Macabre Spell Ingredients to throw in your Cauldron this Halloween

We’re looking for a most powerful spell this year. Forget the “eye of newt” and “wool of bat” – to get in the spirit of Halloween, we’ve trawled our favourite curio corners of the net to find some alternative oddities to get our cauldrons a’ bubbling this year. In the tradition of rare and macabre…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 668)

1. A 1930s flying boat that launched mid air from another flying boat on transatlantic flights More about The Short Mayo composite by the Short Brothers found on Wikipedia. 2. Since 1970, he has created Dwelling places for an imaginary civilization of “Little People” Since 1970, Charles Simonds has created Dwelling places for an imaginary…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 667)

1. Reading in Paris Dokusho no Aki: a Japanese saying that means, “Autumn is a good season to catch up on one’s reading”. A themed compilation of 1950s photographs found on Live Journal. 2. A Beautiful Collection of French Sign Designs for Inspiration Available to download from Gallica. 3. Peter Hunt’s DIY folk Art Style seen here…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 666)

1. Ford Almost Made the Perfect Camping Car In an archived July 3, 1958 issue of the Washington Post, a 1959 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon is presented as a “pushbutton camper” concept. Unfortunately, while Ford was happy to show consumers just what the big Country Squire could do, it didn’t leave the concept stage. In the archived issue…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 665)

1. Heavenly Architecture Transparente of Toledo Cathedral, Spain, found on Tumblr. 2. This Hotel in Thailand has rooms made out of old train carriages The Inter Continental Khao Yai resort in Thailand, made up of more than 65 suites and villas, includes a series of upcycled Thai train carriages that have been converted into luxury accommodations.…

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