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.…

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.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 664)

1. It’s Mushroom Hunting season! Here’s an 1827 Atlas of Mushrooms The edibles… Mushrooms that can cause mild illness (from vomiting to indigestion)… Poisonous mushrooms… Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s Atlas des Champignons (1827), found on The Public Domain Review. 2. Rainbow Clouds, aka Iridescent Pileus Clouds A group of water droplets that have a uniformly similar…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 663)

1. This penthouse by Le Corbusier in 1920s Paris During the Parisian annèes folles, he [Carlos de Beistegui] selected Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret to design a machine à amuser, a penthouse on the Champs-Élysées dedicated entirely to entertaining and hosting crazy Parisian parties typical of those years, characterized by a brilliant and festive atmosphere of…

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

1. The Cinéorama At the 1900 Paris Exposition, the Lumière brothers, who had made the first public projections of a motion picture in 1895, presented their films on a colossal screen, as well as a primitive talking motion picture. An even more ambitious experiment in motion pictures however, was the Cinéorama of Raoul Grimoin Sanson, which simulated a voyage…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 661)

1. The Motormat, a Los Angeles drive-in where the food was sent out on conveyor belts right to your car, 1948 Found on Vintage Everyday. 2. These lovely sketches by Jeanne Lanvin from 1929 Found in the French National Archives. 3. Taiwanese couple in their 80s pose with clothes forgotten at their laundromat, become fashion…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 660)

1. Chinese ghost town of mansions reclaimed by farmers Cattle wander between the concrete shells of half-finished mansions in Shenyang, northeastern China, some of the only occupants of a luxury complex whose crumbling verandas and overgrown arches are stark symbols of a housing market crippled by its own excess. Found on France 24. 2. A…