Death of a Supernaturalist

"I expect your father has been reading Dante."

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Alen MacWeeney

Priest, Policeman and a Man, Dublin Ireland

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TV Party forever. 

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1910

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CAB & LENA | VINTAGE BLACK GLAMOUR

Cab Calloway hanging out with Lena Horne in the 1940s. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives

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New York. The Barge Office, Battery Park, April 17, 1902. 

When the Federal Government took over Immigration from New York State in 1890, The Barge Office became the temporary Immigration station while Ellis Island was completed, between April 19,1890 and December 31, 1891. and again from June 15, 1897 to December 16, 19900, after a fire at Ellis Island. 

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The ruins of the Chateau de Plessis-de-Roye, France

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The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free

The New York Public Library just released a treasure trove of digitized public domain images, everything from epic poetry from the 11th century to photographs of used car lots in Columbus, Ohio from the 1930s.

Over 180,000 manuscripts, maps, photographs, sheet music, lithographs, postcards, and other images were released online Wednesday in incredibly high resolution, and are available to download using the library’s user-friendly visualization tool. It’s a nostalgist’s dream come true.

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Magic lantern slide of three silhouettes, Nuremberg, Germany, 1901

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East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, 1894

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The Morris High School, New York City

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The Massachusetts Bicycle Club Building, Boston

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The Drawing Room at Harbor Hill, New York

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The St. Paul Building on Broadway, New York City