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A charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, Spain, 2nd-3rd century AD. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid. Photo by Alison Fisk

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Fly away little bird; it is time for you to take wing To be held in our palms never more, this is your maiden flight

-Jeff Pierce

A little blue bird is flying away in the bottom margin of f. 249v, Ms. Codex 724, a 13th century Bible. #drollerydonnerstag

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If necessary, the comb can be used as a bookmark

(Nina Leen. 1947)

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Annie Edson Taylor Poses With Her Cat And The Barrel She Rode Over The Falls, 1901

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'A Girl of the Sixties' (1899) by Elizabeth MacNicol  (1869–1904).

Oil on canvas.

Wikimedia.

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Silvia Novitello

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Wait, I have to take WHAT?

We all love to complain about the classes we take, though I think the award for “most random coursework ever” goes to those seeking a degree in “Library Work” in 1937. Having a general knowledge of all major subjects is helpful for assisting patrons, sure, but systematic botany? That’s a tad obscure. Hey, at least there’s a Reference class thrown in there eventually!

This degree track is part of a booklet published by Milwaukee-Downer College entitled “The Liberal Arts College Prepares the Way,” from the Milwaukee-Downer College Records, Milwaukee Mss L, Box 10, 1937.

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Amazing book cover!

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New Bridge in Ronda, Andalusia, Spain

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Photograph by Nakayama Koutarou

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HMS Pandora, by Vaclav K. Killer (1960-)

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TALES TOLD IN HOLLAND by Olive Beauprés Miller. (Chicago: The Bookhouse for Children, 1926). Illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham.

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The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy by Raffaelle Monti

Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 02 IX 2017

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