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Chinese newspaper composing room from the nineteen-twenties using “hot type” typesetting. The compositors reputedly walked 3 miles to typeset a single page. Photo by Paul Hutchinson, published circa 1927 by National Geographic. Shared on X by @chinarhyming [1955 x 745]

September 21, 2024

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Chinese newspaper composing room from the nineteen-twenties using “hot type” typesetting. The compositors reputedly walked 3 miles to typeset a single page. Photo by Paul Hutchinson, published circa 1927 by National Geographic. Shared on X by @chinarhyming [1955 x 745]

[1674×1080] Specially constructed Army shoe for David M. Dotson, 37th Tennessee Regiment, CSA, who lost his foot in the Battle of Franklin. The shoe was specifically designed to accommodate him. Circa 1864.

Remains of wall painting in church of Sant Climent de Pal in Andorra. It was built in the 11th or 12th century and then again in the 17th or 18th century [3696 × 2448]

Fresco of St. Christopher Carrying Baby Jesus on His Shoulder, Trent Cathedral [1920×1080]