Jan. 30, 2012
via Barlow’s Custom Doors
Jan. 29, 2012
via amandaonwriting
Jan. 26, 2012
“fabulous desk that is made out of an old door”~ via Style Shiver

“fabulous desk that is made out of an old door”
~ via Style Shiver

Jan. 20, 2012
~ 1940’s Wringer Washing Machine, created by Jacqueline Kerr Deibervia UNL Digital Collections

~ 1940’s Wringer Washing Machine, created by Jacqueline Kerr Deiber
via UNL Digital Collections

Jan. 15, 2012
my-ear-trumpet:

lord-kitschener:

kaiserbund:

yeoldenews:

I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors Clarence.
(source: The Atchison Globe, May 31, 1879.)

Bless you, little Clarence.

Godspeed, little Clarence. Our thoughts and highest hopes are with you.

Nice to see a child with ambitious dreams.

my-ear-trumpet:

lord-kitschener:

kaiserbund:

yeoldenews:

I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors Clarence.

(source: The Atchison Globe, May 31, 1879.)

Bless you, little Clarence.

Godspeed, little Clarence. Our thoughts and highest hopes are with you.

Nice to see a child with ambitious dreams.

Jan. 10, 2012
~ 	Henry Clay Textile Factory; Brandywine, Delaware, 1853via Hagley Digital Archives(click to enlarge)

~ Henry Clay Textile Factory; Brandywine, Delaware, 1853
via Hagley Digital Archives
(click to enlarge)

Jan. 8, 2012
oldrags:

Wedding dress by Norman Hartnell, 1951 England, the V&A Museum

oldrags:

Wedding dress by Norman Hartnell, 1951 England, the V&A Museum

Jan. 6, 2012
~ Once in a Saintly Passion, James Thomson, 1869

~ Once in a Saintly Passion, James Thomson, 1869

Dec. 30, 2011
turnofthecentury:

Regent’s Canal,1909 by Alvin Langdon Coburn
Dec. 21, 2011
The letter was written by the Howard family siblings to Father Christmas in 1911, and found in a Terenure house.

via IrishCentral.com

The letter was written by the Howard family siblings to Father Christmas in 1911, and found in a Terenure house.

via IrishCentral.com

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