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Good photos of cool rich midcentury Americans on yachts in New England.

maiamaia — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:47:45 -0800

Good photos of cool rich midcentury Americans on yachts in New England.

The trolleybus era

Pruitt-Igoe — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:08:23 -0800

More than just pictures of electric Brill, Flyer and Pullman buses, trolleybuses.net has some great old street-level shots of many cities in North America.

Pretty Colors

Scientist — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:15:22 -0800

A gallery of gorgeous thin-section photos of meteorites.

Opening Night at La Scala

Capt. Renault — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:06:18 -0800

GlamourFilter: Opening Night at La Scala. Pictures from La Scala's opening nights, dating through the fifties and sixties. (Main story here, slideshow here, those links in Italian, but easy enough to figure out for non-speakers.) Pictures of Callas, Toscanini, Princess Grace, Dick and Liz, and many more, all looking impossibly fab and glamourous. (Via the always informative and entertaining Opera Chic.)

Pictures of a Giant Otter Eating a Watermelon

zscore — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:58:19 -0800

Ottermelon So tasteless he cries.

Alles andere ist Kaese

frimble — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:37:19 -0800

Pictures of Sausage , and things made from sausage.

It's just not cricket

Wordshore — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:01:10 -0800

As accreditation to many photographic news agencies is declined by the BCCI (Board of Cricket Control for India), The Telegraph publishes its own images of action from the India vs England first test match, while the Guardian goes retro. Coverage of the dispute in the India, Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand media.

Furby Got Back

Potomac Avenue — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:01:05 -0800

What's he been doing since his release in 1998? Find out on this helpful website , The Adventures of Pink Furby

Picture Framing Magazine

jedicus — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:42:13 -0800

Do you have questions about picture framing? Picture Framing Magazine has answers. For over 20 years, Picture Framing Magazine has been the "the only magazine devoted entirely to servicing the needs of the professional picture framer." Not a professional picture framer? Don't fret! The dozens of (pdf format) articles available online cover many topics of interest to the interested layperson or amateur framer. For example, there's a six part series on the history picture framing, beginning with twelfth century panel paintings and ending with the 19th century. Maybe you'd like to try embellishing some of your frames with gilding, but don't want to start with expensive gold leaf. In that case, this article on working with metal leaf is just for you. Maybe your interest lies in matting rather than framing. Or maybe you just want to read some inside baseball about the framing industry. Whatever aspect of picture framing interests you, Picture Framing Magazine has got you covered.

Spoiler alert: there is a red shirt.

1f2frfbf — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:22:56 -0800

Jeff Altman has posted several stunning examples of his grandfather's Kodachrome 40 8mm home movies.

Previously with less, but now with more!! Also worth seeing: 1922 Kodachrome Film Test, with more info and previously, too.

You Could Chop Down Some Trees Or Build A Cabin Or Something

zamboni — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:09:24 -0800

Yesteryear's Tools is an Internet Magazine that concentrates on hand tools, the toolmakers and the tool distributors that operated mostly between the mid-1800s and mid to late-1900s. Particular attention centers upon the markings and labels of such makers and distributors, specifically those that can be classified as manufacturers and/or major distributors. The US Forest Service's An Ax to Grind: A Practical Ax Manual A list of Current Axe Manufacturers. The Saw Set Collector's Resource, a resource for anyone interested in collecting saw sets as a hobby or as a general resource for anyone of interest. There are presently over 250 pictures of different patented and non-patented saw sets on this site. Antique Farm Tools lists antique agricultural hand tools collected by P.C. Dorrington (e.g., chaff cutters, dibbers, flails, etc.) originating mainly from England, Wales and Scotland. Sindelar Tool Museum & Education Center (autoplay music) old tools previously: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Duluth Flood

the young rope-rider — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:12:38 -0800

Flooding in Duluth, MN leads to incredible pictures and sudden fame for a local seal.

One's man garbage (bin) is another man's art...

You Should See the Other Guy — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:05:22 -0800

The Trashcam project - garbage bins converted to pinhole cameras.

Not money, but it could be.

Mitheral — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:17:38 -0800

Machinery Scans a showcase for some of the most detailed advertisement engravings produced. During the later part of the 19th century most machinery and equipment makers spent large sums of money to have their tool or piece of machinery converted into an engraving for advertising. The scans are of engravings produced from the 1850s-1890s.

A Treasure House of Photographs

netbros — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:24:02 -0800

An archival photo from The New York Times shows news pictures being sorted in the newspaper’s photo “morgue,” which houses millions of images. Here they are — several each week — for you to see. Welcome to The Lively Morgue. This Tumblr is brand new so not many photos have been posted yet, but keep checking back. A note about back stories: to enhance the photos’ value as artifacts and research tools, they present an image of the reverse side of each print. In many cases, you’ll get to see how often the photo was used, in what context and at what size; the information provided by the photographer; and the information that made it into the published caption. An annotated reverse side of a photo from the morgue appears to the right of each photo, offering some clues about the kinds of notations you’ll see over and over again as you explore The Lively Morgue. [just click to "flip" the photo] About The Lively Morgue

The Ghost and the Carcass

Artw — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:01:23 -0800

The Atemporality of "Ruin Porn": Part I, Part II.

SFW Porn

the man of twists and turns — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:12:16 -0800

Reddit's r/EarthPorn is the largest of the SFW Porn Network, dedicated to large, hi-res photos. Other 'porn' sub-reddits include: MapPorn BookPorn MacroPorn BotanicalPorn HumanPorn SFW, mostly. CityPorn MachinePorn SkyPorn SpacePorn All of the sub-reddits in one page.

Iconic images without their subjects

no regrets, coyote — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:46:57 -0800

Iconic images without their subjects Photos were modified by Pavel Maria Smejkal. Original images: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

2011

caddis — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:43:59 -0800

The year in pictures - 2011

Photo of the day

ms.codex — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:38:54 -0800

This is a collection of obsessive photo projects conducted over years or decades.

Like sand through the hourglass...

nathancaswell — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:43:30 -0800

Going to the beach this weekend? This is what you'll be standing on.

Complementing the MySpace angle.

Memo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:55:07 -0800

A guide to taking better self-portraits.

wonderful mwebi

puny human — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:14:03 -0800

It's rare to find a blog where you want to grab every picture, and click every link, but that's how it is at wonderful little mwebi, and just a few clicks there leads to these other just as tantalizing micro blogs, such as The Year in Pictures, Kitschy Living, Poculum, Cool Pictures, Colorfullthings, Design Squish and Fade Away (which has a bit of a squishy design). It leaves one wondering out loud, when did blogging get cool again?

♪ "So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me. Hold me like you'll never let me go..." ♫

zarq — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:17:13 -0800

Inspired by Andrew Sullivan's recent post on views outside airplane windows, BuzzFeed compiled a collection of "100 incredible airplane window views" from Flickr. (bandwidth-heavy single page version.) Click through slideshow at Business Insider.

Pictures of Cats in the Sea Services

gemmy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:48:59 -0800

"Sailors and cats have a special relationship that dates back thousands of years." The U.S. Naval Institute posts pictures of sailors and their cats, with photos from the 1880:s through the 1950:s.