wtfww1propaganda:

Origin: Canada

Year: 1918

Artist: Unavailable, produced by Howell Lithographic in Hamilton, Ontario, for the Canada Food Board. 

Patriotic Canadians won’t hoard food; smart Canadians won’t label their stash with HOARDED FLOUR and HOARDED SUGAR.

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commanderspock:

thedesigncenter

Dancing devils with fiddles print on cotton. April 18, 1881.

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reliquatory:

I would like a ship on my head.

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rocaille:

Frock Talk

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fyeahhistorymajorheraldicbeast:

I’m not a history major (I’m only entering college in a few months), but I tear up a bit every time I think of how much knowledge was lost with the Library’s destruction.

julia-turbo:

okamahugs:

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billychrist:

rose-verres:

“A three second exposure meant that subjects had to stand very still to avoid being blurred, and holding a smile for that period was tricky. As a result, we have a tendency to see our Victorian ancestors as even more formal and stern than they might have been.”

WOW, I REALLY LIKE THIS.

Until now I honestly didn’t believe people of that period ever smiled.

awwww, cuties uwu

In kindergarten my teacher made us sit still smiling for 5 minutes because we kept complaining that Abraham Lincoln never smiled. True story.

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mrscaravaggio:

Ivory booklet with scenes from the Passion - 14th century France

Feel free to buy this for me, guys.

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fyeahhistorymajorheraldicbeast:

[Top Text: Are you a Calvinist?

Bottom Text: Because you look predestined for some lovin’.]

Best pickup line.  Works every time B)

www.sisipunch.tumblr.com

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This is not a version of that meme that’s been going around. This is from the 1909 Wellesley Legenda.

That’s right. 1909.

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fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda

Was a spanish aristocrat during the XVI century. She was one of the most talented women of her time, and even though she lost an eye during a fencing practice, she was considered one of the most beautiful ladies in the spanish court. Her haughty character and her love for luxury became her best presentation etiquette.

maudelynn:

“Comic Book Readers,” by Ruth Orkin, New York City c.1947

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questionableadvice:

~ The Handbook of the Man of Fashion, by the author of “Etiquette for Gentlemen”, 1847

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