It’s springtime!
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One of the earliest short films ever recorded was a boxing match between cats shot in July 1894 by Thomas Edison and his motion picture technicians. (via One of the earliest films was a boxing match between cats)
Edison was internetting before we you born.
“The author in Fancy Dress as a Side of Bacon, designed by himself, which took the First Prize of Forty Guineas at the Covent Garden Fancy Dress Ball, April 1894.”
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I have fernweh for Iceland
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I don’t even…. where to begin? With creepy, and ending with feminist rant?
19th Century photography was a lengthy process. Frustrated by the difficulties of getting children to sit still long enough, photographers in the 1800’s conceived of a technique called “The Hidden Mother”. Draping a sheet over the mothers head in an attempt to camouflage her as a part of the furniture to better emphasize the child, the mother was then able to hold her infant and keep them still long enough for the camera to get an exposure.
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