Tag Archives: history

Historical black and white photos in color

January 22, 2012 @ 11:26 am

I stumbled upon this page of historical black and white photos artificially colored in to look like they were taken on color film. Pretty amazing how realistic these look.

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Kalle Mattson – Thick As Thieves

December 18, 2011 @ 2:14 pm

An arts and crafts history of the world. So cool!

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Bicycle Heritage playing cards

December 1, 2011 @ 8:42 pm

The complete 4 deck Bicycle Heritage cards just got added to my collection. These cards are quite beautiful and each deck represents a point of time in history when Bicycle cards were issued in a different back design. From what … Continue reading →

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The Constable Building at 111 Fifth Avenue

November 28, 2011 @ 5:10 pm

Photo: Iconic Facades Iconic Facades has a really interesting post about the building on 18th Street and 5th Avenue that now houses an H&M store on street level. I pass by this building every week and never noticed the balconies … Continue reading →

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PastPosts: a time-machine for Facebook

November 15, 2011 @ 9:46 am

I don’t remember signing up for this, but a website called PastPosts has just sent me an email telling me that I liked Mooks QV last year on this date. A novel idea for the nostalgic person in me. Sign … Continue reading →

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Historic Detroit: a website dedicated to archiving the history of the buildings in Detroit

October 24, 2011 @ 1:12 am

I love this website. It’s so rich with historical Detroit knowledge and organized so neatly.

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