Source: laphotographieatoutprix.tumblr.comTimber yacht from 1930, moored under dark skies. Source: mardenostuff.tumblr.comSource: guzzigazz.tumblr.comSource: kiltypleasure.tumblr.comThe 11th Panchen Lama, 6 year old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, in 1995. Soon after his appointment was announced by the current 14th Deli Lama, Gedhun and his parents were abducted by the Chinese Government and they have all since disappeared. Source: reddit.com/HistoryPornSource: mea-gloria-fides.tumblr.comAlice Denham (1927-2016), Florida-born model, actor, writer and later adjunct professor of English at City University in New York. Alice was Playboy Magazine’s Playmate of the Month for July 1956 and also the author of three novels and a memoir. Of her early days in New York she said “Manhattan was a river of men flowing past my door, and when I was thirsty, I drank. Source: listal.comSource: sabinerondissime.tumblr.comSource: titsgoddess.tumblr.com1985 and the Puritans remind bathers at a Florida beach that they are headed straight to Hell. Source: aiiaiiiyo.comCarta del regno d’Italia secondo i nuovi confini, IstitutoGeografico De Agostini, 1922. Source: bechance.netIn December 1925 the Boston Daily Globe reported that Pep the black Labrador had been sentenced to life in the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philidelphia for killing a cat that belonged to the Prison Governor’s wife. Years later, the Governor’s wife confessed that Pep hadn’t killed her cat but that the Governor had taken Pep to the prison to improve morale amongst inmates. Pep was beloved by wardens and inmates alike. Source: Boston Daily Globe, 26 December 1925. Photo credit: reddit.com/HistoryPornSource: titsgoddess.tumblr.comSource: sabinerondissime.tumblr.comSource: guzzigazz.tumblr.comAmerican actor, Gillian Anderson (b.1968 in Chicago). Source: thebackgroundworld.tumblr.comPhryne before the Areopagus. Painted by Jean-Leon Gerome in 1861 (Public Domain).
Phryne was a famed courtesan in ancient Athens, born about 371 BCE and extraordinarily beautiful. She was prosecuted on a capital charge (possibly “impiety”) and brought before the court where she was defended by one of her lovers, the orator Hypereides.
During the trial Hypereides dramatically tore off Phryne’s robes to show the judges her beautiful breasts, making the point that only a God could sculpt a body so perfect and that executing or imprisoning her would be blasphemous and disrespectful to the Gods. Phryne was subsequently acquitted and freed. Text source: ancient.origins.netSource: yes-slipperytoad.tumblr.com
A cafe in Paris using giant teddy bears to ensure social distancing in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown. Source: Reblogged from solitaryfossil.tumblr.com.The McCurdy-Rhodes 48 “Carina” (Rives Potts, USA) passes Fastnet Rock, the most southerly point of Ireland, during the Rolex Fastnet race in 2011. Photo by Daniel Forster.In January 1973, the newly-formed Eldfell volcano in Iceland erupted destroying several hundred homes in the nearby village of Vestmannaeyjar. Fortunately all residents were safely evacuated and most returned the following year to rebuild. Source: theatlantic.com Lago di Braies in the Dolomites of northern Italy. Source: travelgurus.tumblr.comIn 1923, sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his superintendent inspect sculpting work on the face of George Washington at Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The Lakota Sioux consider the Black Hills area to be sacred ground. Photo credit: Library of Congress.The classic sailing yacht “Marigold” moored in half-light at the Ile de Porquerolles Classic Regatta (France) in 2007. Source: pinterest.com.au.Morning coffee. Reblogged from guavaballs.tumblr.comWillie Nelson, at his home in 1993 (aged 60). Photo by Leonard Freed.American model and actor, Brandi Brandt for Playboy, October 1987.Relaxing on the farm. Source: 4crot.comSource: Reblogged from mia-down-under.Model Victoria Paschold for Playboy Germany, November 2013. Source: plabogerm.bplaced.net>victoria-paschold.Source: Reblogged from fabforgottennobility.tumblr.comThe beauty of Triumph mechanicals. Source: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.Formula 1 legend, Australian Jack Brabham (1926-2014), winning the Grand Prix in March 1970 in South Africa, in his own car. Source: Eurosport.com>formula-1.The beautiful Ferrari 330 P4. This Ferrari was a mid-engined, V12 endurance racer which won the 1000 km Monza in 1967. Only 4 cars were ever made. Source: Reblogged by cavemanfeet.tumblr.comThe Allegory of Hearing, painted in 1618 by Jan Brueghel the elder (collaborating with Peter Reubens, for the figures). Venus plays the lyre and sings, accompanied by cupid. Many other musical instruments and song birds are included in the painting, including a sulphur-crested cockatoo at Venus’ right shoulder. How did a bird native to Australia get to be included in a Flemish/Dutch painting in the early 1600’s? Original painting held at Museo del Prado, Madrid. Photo Credit: commons.wikimedia.org.
The incredible athleticism of Aussie AFLW star, Tayla Harris – her finger pointing to exactly where she wants the ball to go. Photo by Michael Dodge for Getty Images.The 800 year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on fire on 15 April, 2019, just before the spire collapsed. The restoration is expected to take 5-8 years. Photo by Thierry Mallet for AP.Source: Reblogged from mia-down-under.tumblr.com.An incredibly rare 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B Grand Prix Monoposto. Alfa made a handful of these cars in Milan in 1932 and 1934. This one was made in 1934 in Moderna by Scuderia Ferrari (and has Ferrari badges on the bonnet). It is powered by an 8 cylinder, twin-supercharged engine. Image by Bonhams. Source: classiccarcuration.co.uk.Lazing on deck in the sunshine. Source: lushstories.com.Buttermere in the Lakes District, UK. Source: pinterest.com.au.Somewhere in Tahiti. Source: tumblrgallery.com>gallery.Source: reddit.com.The Netherlands perhaps? Source: cyclingforums.com.Circular Quay, Sydney in about 1900. Source: State Library of NSW.Caught by the COVID lockdown, the bark Europa makes her way from Ushuaia in Argentina back home to The Hague, in the Netherlands, a journey of more than 9,000 nautical miles over about 70 days. Source: facebook.com/barkeuropa.Source: Photograph by David Dubnitskiy, from Ukraine.Source: Image uploaded by Minh Nguyen to tattoodo.com.A room with a view of the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Photo by Steve McCurry.A classic sailing yacht moored in the rain – showing the abbreviation and the club ensign for the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Reblogged from forgottennobility.tumblr.com.Marshall Price, a model from Dallas, USA. Source: popglitz.net.Arielle after a hair cut, 1982, by German/Australian fashion photographer, Helmet Newton.Sunset over the water. Reblogged from forgottennobility.tumblr.com.
Surfer girl, Julia Muniz. Source: Tumblr.com. Reblogged from thestreel.tumblr.com.1949 Maserati 4 CLT. This race car had multiple Grand Prix wins and placings in the period between 1949-1952. Photo from Artbellum.com.A beautiful photo by Eric Zumstein at Burning Man 2019. Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.Fly fishing in remote places. Source: Pinterest.com.auA last minute touch-up. Source: Tumblr.comSource: Tumblr.comSource: juanchoblog-chile. Reblogged from xamfisch.tumblr.com.The beauty of a laid deck. Sailing wing-and-wing. Photo from redhousecanada.tumblr.com.Table Cape Lighthouse, near Wynyard in north-west Tasmania; on a sheer cliff overlooking Bass Strait. Built in 1888 of brick brought in ballast from Victoria. Table Cape light is an active light, 25 metres high and 180 metres elevation from sea level. Converted to mains power in 1979. Source: Tumblr.comPhoto by John Hogan, 1940. Tumblr.comGrimstad, Norway. Source: Pinterest.com
