Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Dionysian perspectives

smithsonianmag: Photo of the Day: A Nun Housing Complex in...



smithsonianmag:

Photo of the Day: A Nun Housing Complex in Eastern Tibet

Photo by Shinya Itahana (Matsue, Japan); Kham, Eastern Tibet

bygoneamericana: Some 450 Japanese American residents of...



bygoneamericana:

Some 450 Japanese American residents of California are brought back to their homes after staying over three years at the Rohwer Center of the War Relocation Authority in McGehee, Arkansas. Sacramento, 1945.

By Hikaru Iwasaki

whataboutbobbed: photograph shows a young and innocent-looking...



whataboutbobbed:

photograph shows a young and innocent-looking Hazel Belford (later Glab), as she appeared in 1916. It is believed she was cast in Thomas H Ince's Civilization, though she was probably an extra as she is not credited. photograph used for an article dated May 13, 1932

vintagemarlene: sally haltermann and her ride, 1937 (via...



vintagemarlene:

sally haltermann and her ride, 1937 (via historyinphotos.blogspot.com)

treadmill-to-oblivion: The Way You Wear Your Hat….



treadmill-to-oblivion:

The Way You Wear Your Hat….

mapetitemelancolie: André Steiner- Sans titre, (Nu dansant),...



mapetitemelancolie:

André Steiner- Sans titre, (Nu dansant), 1934

{from  C. Bouqueret ,André Steiner, L'homme curieux, Ed. Marval, Paris, 1999}

Untitled (Lisette) by Erwin Blumenfeld, 1938



Untitled (Lisette) by Erwin Blumenfeld, 1938

bygoneamericana: Gordon Parks, 1968.



bygoneamericana:

Gordon Parks, 1968.

steroge: Salvador and Gala Dali, 1936 by Cecil Beaton



steroge:

Salvador and Gala Dali, 1936 by Cecil Beaton

fuckyeahvintage-retro: Breathing balloon for developing your...



fuckyeahvintage-retro:

Breathing balloon for developing your breast, 1949

holdthisphoto: High-Wire Circus Artist at Heumarkt, Cologne,...



holdthisphoto:

High-Wire Circus Artist at Heumarkt, Cologne, 1946

burnedshoes: © Larry Sharkey / LA Times, Oct. 31, 1950, On the...



burnedshoes:

© Larry Sharkey / LA Times, Oct. 31, 1950, On the ropes

Bernard "Big Duke" Docusen hangs on to the ropes at end of the second round after taking several hard punches from John L. Davis. The referee halted the bout on a technical knockout immediately after third round started. (+)

The perfect picture to show how I feel right now. But not K.O. yet.

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undr: Walter Sanders Fog In New York. 1950



undr:

Walter Sanders

Fog In New York. 1950

gueule-de-loupviolette: I- Brassaï-L' arc de Triomphe,Paris...





gueule-de-loupviolette:

I- Brassaï-L' arc de Triomphe,Paris (1930s).

II- Brassaï-Place de la Madeleine,Paris ( 1930s).

xplanes: "The Hindenburg before she blew up in Lakehurst N.J."...



xplanes:

"The Hindenburg before she blew up in Lakehurst N.J." (via the Boston Public Library on Flickr)

Photo



realityayslum: Alfred Cohn Woman On Staircase c1912



realityayslum:

Alfred Cohn

Woman On Staircase

c1912

bygoneamericana: A barrack building at an Assembly Center...



bygoneamericana:

A barrack building at an Assembly Center turned into a library, with all books and magazines donated and shelves made from scrap lumber by the evacuees. San Bruno, California, 1942.

By Dorothea Lange

greatestgeneration: 22 Ways Harvard Mobilized Its Campus For...



greatestgeneration:

22 Ways Harvard Mobilized Its Campus For World War II

mydaguerreotypeboyfriend: Jim Thorpe, age 24, at the 1912...



mydaguerreotypeboyfriend:

Jim Thorpe, age 24, at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.

Born on Indian territory to parents of mixed ancestry, Thorpe won gold in the pentathlon and the decathlon, dominating eight of the fifteen events. 

He was later was stripped of both medals when it was revealed that he had played professional baseball before the Olympics. After the games, he played professional football, baseball, and basketball until the age of 41, when the Great Depression ended his athletic career. 

boepple writes: 

"Someone had stolen his shoes just before he won his gold. He found a mismatched pair in a trash bin and wore extra socks because one shoe was too big."

Submitted by boepple

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