January 2010
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Memento Mori.
Lately my interest in Victorian postmortem photography has been renewed. I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time over the last week utilizing my membership to the Thanatos Archive, looking through hundreds and hundreds of these photos. They’re so freaking pretty and sad.
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1939: "I hope you have my slippers all bought."
Dear Jimmy, How are things & you? I have your Xmas present picked out, but I’m waiting for payday. I hope you have my slippers all bought, for they might run short of them. Love, Rebecca
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1962: "Blind pianist."
Monday, Aug. 27 ‘62 Les attended noon Rotary luncheon here. Blind pianist. Everyone so very friendly. I had a nice lunch in Coffee Room.
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1936: "Hope the Salisbury River won't go on a...
Dear S, We are safe from flood conditions altho Bangor & western towns of Maine are all suffering from its swollen rivers. Mails are irregular but everything has come thru except last night’s Boston Post. Hope the “Salisbury River” won’t go on a rampage. M. says she will be home about Apr. first if all the bridges don’t go out. Still raining here but snow about...