Butterflies worth knowing, by Clarence M. Weed..

The whole book which was published in 1917 can be viewed here

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Hansel and Gretel and other stories

Beautifully illustrated by Kay  Nielsen this book was published in 1921 and can be seen here

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Halloween Vintage Postcards

This set on Flickr by riptheskull has nearly 1500 old Halloween postcards, really worth a visit.

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Brooklyn Museum: American Art: Fifth Avenue

via brooklynmuseum.org

Artist: Everett Shinn, American, 1876-1953
Medium: Pastel heighted with white on light tan laid paper
Dates: 1910

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The birth of tourism

via guardian.co.uk

"Our exclusive gallery of images from the British Library's Points of View exhibition shows how 19th-century photographers brought the world back to Britain, sparking a surge of interest in foreign travel"

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Peer Gynt by Arthur Rackham

Taken from the book "Peer Gynt : a dramatic poem" by Henrik Ibsen

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A nostalgic view to France

To read the book and to view the remaining illustrations go here.

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Scottish Lochs on Photochroms

All courtesy of  The Library of Congress

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