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  1. fromoldbooks.org/Jugend-1900/p

    A bookplate is a pre-printed label people would stick inside their books so when people borrowed them, they knew where to return them. “Ex libris” is also used for a bookplate, being Latin for from the library of.

    This Jugendstile (Art Nouveau) one was made by Otolia Kraszewska, a Polish artist.

    Update: the name at the bottom is Lily von Poschinger - thanks, @ajinkyapdahale

    #fobo #vintageIllustration #vintageArt #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #jugend #artNouveau

  2. fromoldbooks.org/IllustratedLo

    I checked some early photos, all the way to 1910 or so, and indeed the firemen in Constantinople were generally barefoot. It seems not an occupation well suited to bare feet!

    #fobo #illustratedLondonNews #1870 #sketch #newspaperIllustration #vintageIllustration #firemen #men #barefoot #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #XSane