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Gramma loreto, Adult (Royal Gramma)

Posted by Nina in Best of The Commons
Gramma loreto, Adult (Royal Gramma)

creator:Belize Larval-Fish Group
Gramma loreto, Adult (Royal Gramma), 2002
Smithsonian Institution: C5-8

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Hoed met satijnen bloemen en struisvogelveren / Hat with satin flowers and ostrich feathers

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Hoed met satijnen bloemen en struisvogelveren / Hat with satin flowers and ostrich feathers

creator:Spaarnestad Photo
Hoed met satijnen bloemen en struisvogelveren / Hat with satin flowers and ostrich feathers, 1969
Nationaal Archief: SFA002009990

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Happy New Year, from Indicommons and the State Library of New South Wales!

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Best of The Commons

Sam Hood
Nina Raievska (left) and Valentina Blinova with Arnold Haskell; Russian Ballet at JC Williamson New Year Party, Sydney, 31 December 1936
State Library of New South Wales: 15668

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Happy Christmas, 1905 style!

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Best of The Commons

New-York Tribune
An hour before the Christmas dinner. Problem: Can he wait?, December 24, 1905
Library of Congress: lccn.loc.gov/2007618519

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Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge

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Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge

George Henderson
Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge, 1943
Oregon State University Archives: WilliamsG_CCC Timberline Lodge
… are you ready for winter, Oregon?

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Alfred Stieglitz, by Alfred Langdon Coburn

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Alfred Stieglitz

Alvin Langdon Coburn
Alfred Stieglitz, creation date:c. 1907
Smithsonian Institution: aaa_miscphot_5498

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Nankeen and white cranes

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Nankeen and white cranes

creator: unknown
Nankeen and white cranes, creation date: unknown
Powerhouse Museum: Tyrrell Photographic Collection

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[Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthen, Wales] (LOC)

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[Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthen, Wales] (LOC)

creator: unknown
[Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthen, Wales], creation date: between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
The Library of Congress: LOT 13408, no. 056

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Happy Thanksgiving, ‘by sport and feasting’

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By sport and feasting Americans will prove they are a thankful people this week, November 20, 1904
Library of Congress: lccn.loc.gov/2007618519

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Fernand Cormon (LOC)

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Fernand Cormon (LOC)

Bain News Service, publisher.
Fernand Cormon (LOC), between 1910 and 1915.
The Library of Congress: LC-B2- 2583-9

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