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decayedvenus

SUMMER OF GOLDFINCH!!!

frostedmagnolias

Embroidered Silk Pongee Day Dress

c. 1905

Augusta Auctions

kosmogrl

zlibrary gone... FUCK TIKTOK FUCK BOOKTOK I hope that app burns in hell

dreamingofseastars

library genesis is still up (very similar site) and r/freemediaheckyeah and r/piracy have lots of other alternatives. zlib was the GOAT though. fuck tiktok

(originally commented. putting as a reblog as its important)

kosmogrl

for anyone that wants to know about other sites, I also didn't know so this is a big help!!! thank you!

ichornyra

some sites i use to read online: - https://libgen.li/ - https://www.pdfdrive.com/ - https://libretexts.org/ - https://openlibrary.org/ - https://novel80.com/ - https://www.allfreenovel.com/ - https://bookreadfree.com/ - https://allbookshub.com/ - http://thefreeonlinenovel.com/ - https://www.epub.pub/ - https://www.readingsanctuary.com/ - https://yes-pdf.com/ - https://www.booksfree.org/ if none of the links work if you just search up "(book title) read online free" there's almost always gonna be a pdf link and those are always good to read from too

lokiinmediasideblog

This is even more important with the internet archive losing the lawsuit and being forced to remove so many books. Consider donating to the Internet Archive.

re-setting a c. 1910 table by memory

Can you spot my mistake?

#historic house #in my defense #it was ALMOST right #the plates are actually likely c1890s #but were used in the until the mid-late 1910s #history #historical society #guided age #turn of the century #museum curator #museums #museum work #table setting #antiques #local history #historical

frostedmagnolias

Day Dress

c. 1889

House of Worth

Victoria and Albert Museum

frostedmagnolias

Dress

c. 1907

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

yesterdaysprint

The Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey, January 10, 1938

ineffable-inspirations

Extremely rare woman's tie in muslin embroidered with blue flowers and branches. Shaped with Ariadne's thread covered with sky blue silk. Identical choker closed by a hook.

1832-1833