porthole

11:35 am • 14 January 2012 • 101 notes

curiositycounts:

Scrap Irony – Edward Gorey’s brilliantly irreverent illustrated cultural commentary circa 1961, covering everything from dating rituals to the space race.

Scrap Irony – Edward Gorey’s brilliantly irreverent illustrated cultural commentary circa 1961, covering everything from dating rituals to the space race.

9:28 pm • 13 January 2012 • 185 notes

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9:19 pm • 13 January 2012 • 226 notes

(Source: cwnl, via infinity-imagined)

8:47 pm • 13 January 2012 • 15,835 notes

unrepairablegentleness:

(Source: partytights)

10:06 pm • 11 January 2012 • 1,468 notes

sweethomestyle:

Jura Lodge (via We Heart)

11:31 am • 8 January 2012 • 927 notes

posthorn:

The great comet of 1881. Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M.

E.L. Trouvelot, chromolithograph, 1881-1882.

More of Trouvelot’s astronomical images are available at the NYPL Archive.

(via scientificillustration)

11:29 am • 8 January 2012 • 515 notes

my-ear-trumpet:

earwigbiscuits:

theowlhooteth:

storyland of stars

~mara l. pratt

1892

9:23 pm • 7 January 2012 • 30,911 notes

modelhaus:

Models wearing gowns by Jacqueline Vienne, Rahvis, Victor Stiebel and Bianca Mosca for British Vogue, 1948. Photographed by Cecil Beaton.

Courtesy of dovima_is_devine_II

(via atompunk)

1:36 am • 7 January 2012 • 105 notes

ornamentedbeing:

Secret poison case disguised as a book, 17th century

I have no idea where it’s from but it’s pretty amazing.

(via booksnbuildings)

9:05 pm • 1 January 2012 • 6,931 notes