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harry houdini upside down in a water torture cell. 1912.
Jean André Castaigne, L’arrivée à New York
Watching Jennifer Lawrence meet famous people never gets old.
I imagine this is how I look when someone tells me they love my story.
For those of you in New York City, here’s a sneak peek at the limited-editon MDB calendar that will be on sale at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, Thursday at 7pm as a part of Tumblr Prep! All proceeds from the sale of the calendar will go directly to Housing Works.
You may notice it’s a dual 1863 and 2013 calendar—that’s so you can coordinate your schedule with your Daguerreotype BF when he’s off fighting at Gettysburg. On the reverse side are letters from Civil War soldiers to their ladies at home.
Circus lady, 1912
Impressive, thoroughly researched visual history of 150 years of photographic portrayal of lesbians and queer women. Also see Venus with Biceps, a visual history of muscular women.
Atlanta, Georgia — the Commercial Centre, 1887
The blind guitarist. Vintage photograph.
“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.” — Helen Keller
