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SINFUL FOLK - A Novel of the Middle Ages. A Rich Day For You & Me. The Imperial Court. Take me on a trip a long, long time ago! ORIGINAL CAPTION: ” “Aryan” women who were the mothers of “child-rich” families were given extra food, home help, and holidays.

Take me on a trip a long, long time ago!

They were even awarded medals. A German mother who has just received the Mother’s Cross pushes a baby carriage, accompanied by two of her older children in their Hitler Youth and League of German Girls uniforms. Berlin, Germany, 1942.” Fairy Tales do come True...just not for you. I am, for all intents and purposes, done posting to this blog.

Fairy Tales do come True...just not for you

I don’t have the time to truly dedicate myself to finding quality images full time but I will continue to post royalty related images when I run across them on my history blog: . Thank you for all of your support over the past year! I have enjoyed our chats! Indy :0) Prince Harry and Prince William. The Slightly Warped Website. Daily Zen List. GooBing Detroit. A garage in northeast Detroit deteriorates.

GooBing Detroit

Lady waving to the street view car in the first image, c. 2009. Nearby the Heidelberg Project, and in the style, though not sure if a Tyree or not. Why Don’t We Own This? Shows the property taxes haven’t been paid in a few years (makes sense…) and $2k+ is owed. The property is subject to foreclosure, but not in the auction this year. This block is incredible.

The New York Times visited this block during the Motor City Mapping survey: "Blight, as Karl Baker, one Detroit resident, has seen, tends to spread. Most of the houses nearby are standing but abandoned, and visitors have clearly passed through — empty liquor bottles lie along debris-covered floors near broken windows and doors, every memory of a metal appliance or gutter seems to be gone from some of the homes, and two old couches that were dumped along a lawn are now blanketed by a thick layer of snow. That’s a lotta washing machines… {[(∞)]} Plastic Flowers by hiorganic.

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Turn of the Century. Notes: 220 / 1 month ago from bookmarklet Notes: 933 / 3 months ago from bookmarklet Antonin Personnaz Woman in a field of flowers, 1906-1928 via hauk sven Notes: 2183 / 3 months ago from bookmarklet Arnold Genthe.

Turn of the Century

Helen MacGowan Cooke picking California golden poppies in a field. 1906. Via autocromie Notes: 192 / 3 months ago from bookmarklet Princesses Helena and Louise, 1856, Roger Fenton © Royal Photographic Societyfrom ‘A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography’ at the Getty Center from February 4–June 8 2014. Notes: 210 / 4 months ago from bookmarklet Notes: 663 / 4 months ago from bookmarklet.

Laughing Squid. The New Yorker. The TYPOLOGIST : collector of collections. Asian History. Nyankee asked: I just wanted to stop in and say how legitimately excited I am for you, and say "congratulations" on your program admission!

Asian History

It's always awesome to see people I look up to/have been following for a long time achieve things they really want, and I can't wait to see how things go for you! Gotstared.at. In the Horniman. Superlinguo. CRIMINAL WISDOM. Babylon Chronicle. Statue of a bearded man, probably a priest, made of limestone from Achaemenid Cyprus.

Babylon Chronicle

The statue, dating back to 550-500 BCE, depicts a fusion of Greek and Mesopotamian elements reflecting Cyprus’ multicultural history. The island became part of the Assyrian Empire at the end of the 8th century BCE, and later joined the Persian Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BCE. Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME. Photo by Babylon Chronicle Iraq recovers 15,000 stolen artifacts since 2003 May 21, 2014 The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Sunday that Iraq has been able to recover 15,000 stolen artifacts since 2003.

Qasim Tahir Al-Sudani, the ministry’s public relations director, indicated in a press release that the ministry has managed to recover different artifacts and coins that were unearthed by random looting of archeological sites since 2003. Ayn al-Iraq News Agency. The official tumblr blog of WE AND THE COLOR. Designcloud. Spector by Fiana O’Leary As her graduation project from the Royal College of Art, designer Fiona O’Leary invented a device that scans and identifies typeface and colours — beaming the samples directly to a nearby computer or storing the information for later.

Designcloud

While currently only a prototype, it’s clear that Spector could become wildly popular with graphic designers and typophiles. Wired referred to it as “Shazam for fonts” but also pointed out that one major obstacle in its development may lie in its ability to aid in design theft. Check out the video of it in action below. (via booooooom) Cooper-Hewitt. Tumblr 3D. 3D Flintlock Pistol by Yuri Sakaly Nightcrawler by Victor Hugo Queiroz from Brazil Video for 3Ds Max’s users.

Tumblr 3D

Watch! Absolutely new plugin! =) (Author speak in russian) 3D model of van from famous TV series. YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF. Time, Patience, & Practice are keys. Type Worship. PatternBase.