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

1. Late Victorian Mountaineers Late Victorian mountaineers, including a lady fully dressed and corseted, cross a crevasse in the Alps, 1900 (from Getty Images’ book “Decades of the 20th Century—1900s” by Nick Yapp, scanned by WeirdVintage). 2. The Perils of Wearing Crinolines on Public Transportation, 1850s In 1858, crinolines had to be hung outside public transportation to get aboard.…

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

1. A Vast, Private Collection of Tiny Folk-Art by Unknown Artisans Few know exactly what to call the collection of Americana that fills Steven Burke and Randy Campbell’s Greek Revival compound that fills Steven Burke and Randy Campbell’s Greek Revival compound in Hillsborough, N.C. “Neither common nor rare, they have never taken shape as a category…

How Batman Obsessively Labelled his Gadgets in the 1960s

If you thought Bruce Wayne was doing anything other than clearly labelling all of his Bat possessions in between his and Robins crime-busting escapades during the 1960s, you’d be very mistaken… Batman had convenient little labels on absolutely everything when he was on television between 1966 and 1968. Even his arch enemies were super meticulous about indicating…

Inside the Playboy Paradise, 1966

It’s Friday, you might be at your office, waiting for another colleague to call it a day so you don’t have to be the first, which makes it a totally appropriate time to look like your working while actually time-travelling to London during the swinging sixties and hitting up the Playboy Club. I found this video lurking…

Religion gets Totally Radical at the Church of Skate

I‘ve always envied people that can do their thing on a skateboard, I think it’s one of the raddest skills someone can have. And now, I have one more reason to long for the legs and balance that could roll around on those four little wheels– Kaos Temple. Originally built in 1912, the Spanish church…

For Sale: Legendary Pre-Ban Absinthe Bottles of the Belle Epoque

When Parisians used to call it “la fée verte” (the green fairy), the custom of drinking absinthe had became so popular in bars, bistros, cafés, and cabarets that, by the 1860s, the hour of 5 p.m. was called l’heure verte (“the green hour”). It was a green and ghoulish drink traditionally served by placing a sugar cube on a…

A Thoughtful Family Gift Guide

The way to put smiles on your family members’ faces when it comes to opening presents on Christmas morning is by showing that you’ve thought about who they are and what they get up to on a daily basis; that you’ve listened to the things they’ve talked about and noticed what they like to surround themselves with. Being…

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

1. Enjoying a round of mini-golf on the roof of the Seneca Hotel, 1930 The Seneca, 200 E Chestnut,Chicago, is now an apartment building. Found on Calumet 412. 2. This is how Jeeps were shipped during WW2 (Some assembly required). Some great additional reading found here, images found on Reddit and this forum, and…

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

1. This used to be the richest silver mine in the world Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A rich vein of pure silver was discovered on this small island in 1868 by the Montreal Mining Company. The islet…

Welcome to the Saddest 1980s Mall in America

Think of the funnest place where you hung out as a teenager, when you were first allowed to go out with your friends on your own and pick up the latest chart-topping single. Now imagine it looking as sad and empty as this. Meg Stefanac from Pittsburgh, a former high school newspaper and yearbook photographer from the class…

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