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This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – October 14, 2019

From Kladderadatsch, 1920.

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#vintage illustration #castle #sea serpent #sea monster #tower

Yearbook Weirdness – October 10, 2019

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Reblog if your campus is a castle, whether or not "distance learning" is involved. From Susquehanna's 1928 yearbook.

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*For some unbelievably weird yearbook imagery, see our How to Hoodoo Hack a Yearbook.

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#vintage illustration #castle #vintage yearbook #yearbook

Images Moving Through Time – September 18, 2019

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This photograph may be used to facilitate time travel. From the University of California, Southern Branch yearbook of 1959.

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#silhouette #gothic #castle #vintage photo #vintage yearbook #yearbook #autumn #orange sky

Restoring the Lost Sense – August 24, 2019

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From Kladderadatsch, 1922.

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[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #dragon #castle #halo #trumpet

Yearbook Weirdness – August 18, 2019

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Reblog if, at this very moment, you might be reclining under a castle with the whole world in your lap. From West Tennessee State Normal School's 1923 yearbook.

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*For some unbelievably weird yearbook imagery, see our How to Hoodoo Hack a Yearbook.

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#vintage illustration #castle #vintage yearbook #yearbook

Your Ship Will Come In – August 15, 2019

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From Le Charivari, 1887.

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* Our printed collection of vintage nautical postcards is entitled Your Ship Will Come In and is available from Amazon.com.

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#vintage illustration #castle #boat #illustration #floating house #house boat #castle boat #floating castle

Restoring the Lost Sense – August 3, 2019

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From Kent State's 1933 yearbook (our restoration).

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#vintage illustration #medieval #castle #knight #sword #vintage yearbook #yearbook #crusader

Yearbook Weirdness – July 26, 2019

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Attainment of the holy grail. From Chowan's 1927 yearbook.

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*For some unbelievably weird yearbook imagery, see our How to Hoodoo Hack a Yearbook.

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#vintage illustration #castle #vintage yearbook #yearbook #1920s #holy grail

Restoring the Lost Sense – July 15, 2019

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Reblog if you, too, prefer a castle in the background when you strike a pose. From Lustige Blätter, 1917.

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#vintage illustration #castle #woman #strike a pose #vintage woman

Restoring the Lost Sense – July 12, 2019

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Wouldn't have posted this save for the fact that we've stayed at that very castle. This guy out front is known as "the Harbinger." He says things like, "The ancient ones see everything." From Special Activities for Very Special Children, 1972.

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