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Chinese illustrations of fireworks, from Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making by Alan Brock (via c86)

Chinese illustrations of fireworks, from Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making by Alan Brock (via c86)

Depiction of Emperor Jimmu (with his emblematic long bow and an accompanying wild bird) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880. (via Yoshitoshi.net)

Depiction of Emperor Jimmu (with his emblematic long bow and an accompanying wild bird) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1880. (via Yoshitoshi.net)

Snake Handlers in the 1940s (via Life)

Snake Handlers in the 1940s (via Life)

Atelier Olschinsky - Cities III (via But Does It Float?)

Atelier Olschinsky - Cities III (via But Does It Float?)

billyjane: Grete Stern, Sueno 35, 1949 - from Light of Modernity in Buenos Aires 1929-54

billyjane:

Grete Stern, Sueno 35, 1949 - from Light of Modernity in Buenos Aires 1929-54

Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest Heaven, ‘The Empyrean’, from Canto XXXI of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Woodcut by Gustave Doré, 1892.

Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest Heaven, ‘The Empyrean’, from Canto XXXI of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Woodcut by Gustave Doré, 1892.

julienfoulatier: Painting by Torben Giehler.

julienfoulatier:

Painting by Torben Giehler.

saatchionline: Edison Industrial Area by Toni Silber-delerive NY, United States

saatchionline:

Edison Industrial Area
by Toni Silber-delerive
NY, United States

Milvi Torim-designed cover of ‘Raske vesi’ (‘Heavy water’) by Kalju Saaber, 1976. (via Estonian Books Tumblr)

Milvi Torim-designed cover of ‘Raske vesi’ (‘Heavy water’) by Kalju Saaber, 1976. (via Estonian Books Tumblr)

Chicago Train Yards, at 65th & Central (via Google Maps)

Chicago Train Yards, at 65th & Central (via Google Maps)