The World's fair, Paris 1900

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Already to begin with, the poster art is incredible

And this was the entryway (source here )

Above is rare footage, courtesy of YouTube, MetalDrake channel

and below is the WONDERFUL documentary series People's Century, (uploaded by Jack black, no copyright infringement intended)

In the first half of the documentary, there is wonderful footage from the world's fair and people who remembered it talk about it (and its magical moving footpaths) the footage is enchanting! the whole of  People's century is brilliant.

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 the Eiffel tower and its lights display (image source here)

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Black and white beauties

Frida Kahlo, dynamic in pictures! What a life!

Audrey Hepburn (above and below) and her beloved deer Ip

Anna May Wong, breathtakingly beautiful!

Ziggy and Iggy

Martha Graham

Mia Farrow

Ingrid Bergman and Isabella Rosellini

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Theda Bara

All pictures sourced from Pinterest, just type in the name!

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Just thinking/ essay procrastination

I was so relieved when I found a word for it as the concept of Sonder is one I get caught up in quite often

I always wonder how many other people are staring at the moon at the exact same time as me, and what they are going through. I am comforted by the thought that our moon was the same one Joan of Arc fought under, the same moon Oscar Wilde wrote under, the same moon that people on other sides of the world who have never seen each other consult for company or comfort.

Has anyone else experienced a level of non-caring that others have mistaken for brazen confidence? It sounds so strange when put in a sentence like that! Perhaps my homework is depressing me!

Here are some words I hope are of comfort to you

Pics are from Tumblr and Pinterest

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Old world sparkle

Lady Lavery

Life magazine covers

Merle Oberon

A midsummer night's dream

Medusa

All pics from Tumblr

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11 years

1933 world's fair poster

1922 Life magazine cover, a butterfly flapper!

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10 for today

A poesy ring, the inscription reads 'a time will come' on the outside and on the inside 'my longing keeps me awake'

Astronomical charts

Vintage Halloween costumes

Glove advertisement, we never really stop to think about how much we need, and how useful our hands are, five prong-ed pieces of mystery!

A nice detail

Autumn haze, Charles Job, 1926

A Pierre Jacquet-Droz piece! post about him incoming soon! Many of his music boxes and automata are unbelievably intricate, so lovely. Some of the automata were the inspiration behind the automaton in Hugo

Hobble skirt

Double Standards!

Tarkovsky

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Old World

Gypsy Rose Lee

film still from Fortune telling granger

Gene Tierney

The Great Lafayette, wouldn't it be awesome if he solved mysteries in his spare time like Jonathan Creek

Old school showgirls

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Days gone by

Marianne Faithfull and David Bowie

Louise Brooks

Marilyn Monroe by Cecil Beaton

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Latin Quarter dancers LIFE magazine

The LIFE 1958 photos, plus a few others

The colours, costumes, sparkles, attention to detail and finery! Like exotic birds with their plumage on display

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