[nemfrog]

An eye superimposed with a degree scale. The text criticizes its use, saying it leads to eyeglasses with poor lens alignment.

Hand-book for opticians. 1892.

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[olivethomas]

Ava Gardner in Bhowani Junction, 1956

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[scavengedluxury]

Salt mine, Ocna Mureș, 1930. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

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[hustlerose]

i have been informed by literally every french speaker on earth that “une pipe” is slang for blowjob

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Alexander Vertinsky as “sad Pierrot,” Moscow, 1918. Photograph by A. Gorinstein.

[nemfrog]

“They swam through the sea, were a long time swimming.” Wonder tales from Russia. 1921.

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[thewindowofthesummerhouse]

Wayne Barlowe

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[malikthemartian]

[ethersoul]

Dudipatsar lake, Valley of Kaghan (Pakistan)

[goth-queen]

[nemfrog]

Odysseus and crew wait in the cave of One-eyed Polyphemus. Myths and legends of all nations. 1914.

Internet Archive

[mournfulroses]

Hélène Cixous, from her book titled The Book of Promethea, originally published in 1983