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slickwhippet:

Luftschiff-Schatten.  Dr. Paul Wolff & Alfred Tritschler

nelc:

Peter Elson’s cover for Poul Anderson’s Orion Shall Rise.

vintageanchor:

Mark Twain’s birthday: 10 great quotes from ‘father of American literature’William Faulkner called him “…the first truly American writer.” Ernest Hemingway declared that all American writing comes from “Huckleberry Finn,??…

“It is evil to take lives and noble to save them. Each day I pledge to save a hundred lives. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundred fishes. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl. ‘Don’t be scared,’ I tell those fi…

life:

The November 17, 1958 issue of LIFE found naval researchers testing the effects of being upside-down for prolonged periods of time on animals in an attempt to learn about the disorientation astronauts would likely experience on space flights.
Th…

europe1850-1930:

A menu dated December 25, 1870, on the 99th day into the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War  
Unusual dishes include:
Delectable stuffed donkey’s head
Morally questionable elephant enriched consommé
Only the finest r…

vizualize:

Heraldo
by Nano Torres & Romualdo Faura

Heraldry: medievalthedas:

All one could want to know about heraldry.

Catillest: Hooray for Heraldry: catillest:

Like many overstimulated media junkies of the 21st century, I can’t travel anywhere without my iPod. Equally stimulating and vital for my commutes is a book. My eyes, ears and brain all need some kind of co…