#History

[vintagecamping]

A Chevrolet Fleetmaster aka the "Woodie Wagon" squeezes through the Tunnel Tree. Sequoia National Park

1949

#vintage camping #campfire light #california #sequoia national park #road trips #camping #hiking #history #travel #1940s

[shutinthenutouse]

#lgbtq+ #gay #lesbian #bisexual #trans #queer #trans men #trans women #non binary #pansexual #asexual #pride #pride month #transgender #transfem #nonbinary #trans joy #trans community #trans beauty #information #learning #fyi #history #nature #science #the more you know

[yeoldenews]

Yet another selection of some of the better names I've come across in Regency era newspapers recently.

#some clarification on which of these are long s's or fs since the newsprint can be a bit blurry at times... #ChicheSter - SfaFto - BoSworth - SwinglehurSt #names #history #regency #regency era #dnd character names #1790s #1800s #1810s

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Ariadne and Dionysus.

Period: Late Roman/Late Antiquity

Date: A.D. 3rd-5th century

Place of origin: Achmim, Egypt

Medium: Wool on linen, colored knitting

#ancient #ancient art #history #museum #archeology #ancient history #archaeology #wool #ariadne #Dionysus #Achmim #Egyptian #Egypt #ancient egypt #3rd century #5th century

[animentality]

#twitter #mental health #mental illness #wellbeing #history #autism

[yesterdaysprint]

The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, October 29, 1933  

#1933 #1930s #halloween #decatur #illinois #spooky #ghost story #ghosts #ghost #1930's #spook #newspapers #history #vintage #historic #scary

[shakespearesdaughters]

~source Pinterest~

#dark academia moodboards #moodboards aesthetic #aesthetic moodboards #dark academia #light academia #classic academia #chaotic academia #art academia #romanticism #source: pinterest #light academia moodboard #random #literature #aesthetic #dark academia aesthetic #light academia aesthetic #chaotic academia aesthetic #cottagecore #academia #romantic academia #academia moodboard #light moodboard #dark moodboard #dark academia moodboard #nature #history

[thecinamonroe]

Marilyn Monroe getting her makeup done during the filming of ‘The Seven Year Itch’ in New York, 1954.

#old hollywood #marilyn monroe #vintage #retro #beauty #history #1950s #50s #old hollywood glamour #photography #allan whitey snyder #the seven year itch #1954

[beggars-opera]

Museum pet peeve of the day: asking random trivia questions. Either on a tour on on social media. "Who knows what year was X built?" "What does this contraption do?"

It's fine if you're framing it as a "are you a fan of this thing, test your knowledge with a quiz" (one of my favorites did this today) but so often it's just following the letter of the "be interactive" law without following the spirit.

Either you know the answer, and feel superior, or you don't, and feel like an idiot because you think you should have known.

If you're going to actually engage with your audience, you need to give them the opportunity for actual feedback and discussion, dangit. Ask them their opinion about something. Ask them how they feel about a scenario. Ask them if they have any experiences that mirror what you're talking about. Ask them something that will encourage them to do something besides reciting some factoid they remember from elementary school.

#museums #education #history

[vintagecamping]

Good times and good friends.

Colorado

1986

#vintage camping #campfire light #colorado #camping #hiking #road trips #beers #history #fishing #travel #1980s

[memories-of-ancients]

Silver decorated dha, Myanmar, 19th century

from Hermann Historica

#history #art #antiques #swords #sword

[ancientorigins]

The Tunnel of Light in Petra Jordan

#jordan #tunnel #desert #archaeology #ancient origins #history #site

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Falcon.

Date: ca. A.D. 1200–1220

Culture: South Italian

Medium: Bronze, traces of gilding

#history #museum #archaeology #falcon #13th century #13th century art #medieval #middle ages #a.d. 1200 #a.d. 1220

[undr]

Bert Hardy. A second-hand clothes shop in Gorbals. 1948

#bert hardy #black and white #photography #vintage #black and white photography #vintage photography #street photography #history #art #1940s #scotland

[calabria-mediterranea]

25 April - Anniversary of Italy's Liberation

25 April also known as the Anniversary of Italy's Liberation is a national holiday in Italy that commemorates the victory of the Italian resistance movement against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic, puppet state of the Nazis and rump state of the fascists, culmination of the liberation of Italy from German occupation and of the Italian civil war in the latter phase of World War II. That is distinct from Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica), which takes place on 2 June and commemorates the 1946 Italian institutional referendum.

Every year on 25 April Italy celebrates Liberation Day, known in Italian as Festa della Liberazione, with a national public holiday.

In addition to the closure of schools, public offices and most shops, the day is marked with parades across the country, organised by ANPI, Italy's partisan association which preserves the memory of the Resistance movement against Fascism.

The occasion is held in commemoration of the end of the Fascist regime and of the Nazi occupation during world war two, as well as the victory of Italy's Resistance movement of partisans who opposed the regime.

Formed in 1943, the partigiani comprised a network of anti-Fascist activists, from diverse backgrounds including workers, farmers, students and intellectuals, across Italy.

Resistance

Together they united in armed resistance against the Nazi occupation and the Fascist regime, making their struggle both a war of liberation and a civil war.

The annual event marks the day in 1945 when a nationwide radio broadcast calling for a popular uprising and general strike against the Nazi occupation and Fascist regime was announced by the National Liberation Committee of Upper Italy (CLNAI), a political umbrella organisation representing the Italian Resistance movement.

This announcement - made by partisan and future president of Italy Sandro Pertini - resulted in the capture and death of Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, who was shot three days later.

The Festa della Liberazione represents a significant turning point in Italy's history, paving the way for the referendum of 2 June 1946 when Italians voted in favour of a republic and against the monarchy which had been discredited during the war and whose members went into exile.

Scurati controversy

This year's event takes place against the backdrop of a political controversy after the state broadcaster RAI stopped a well-known Italian writer from delivering an anti-fascist monologue on television a few days before the Festa della Liberazione.

Antonio Scurati accused RAI of censorship after his monologue was dropped abruptly from the Saturday night talkshow Chesarà for "editorial reasons".

The writer claimed that the move highlighted the alleged attempts by premier Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government to exert its influence over the state broadcaster which has seen several veteran presenters leave over the last year including Fabio Fazio, Bianca Berlinguer and Amadeus.

 In his speech Scurati criticised the "ruling post-Fascist party" for wanting to "re-write history" rather than "repudiate its neo-fascist past".

RAI director Paolo Corsini rejected any talk of censorship, as did Meloni who responded to the controversy by posting Scurati's text on her Facebook page, stating that the broadcaster had "simply refused to pay 1800 euro (the monthly salary of many employees) for a minute of monologue".

Meloni added that the Italian people "can freely judge" the contents of the text which was later read live on air by Chesarà presenter Serena Bortone in an act of solidarity with Scurati.

#italy #italia #25 aprile #25 april #festa della liberazione #liberation day #antifascism #history #world war ii #fascism #nazism #antinazi #partisans #resistence #1945 #italian history #antonio scurati #giorgia meloni #governo meloni #serena bortone #censorship #storia italiana

[illustratus]

Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England

#arundel castle #england #english #medieval #middle ages #mediaeval #history #castle #castles #sussex #west sussex #arundel #europe #european #great britain