The Mowing-Devil (1678), or, the Earliest Known Depiction of a Crop Circle

Via The Public Domain Review

Eesti looduskaitse seltsi Tartu osakonna noorliikmed Kalevi Kull ja Tiit Paaver

Via Rahvusarhiivi fotoinfosüsteem (FOTIS)

Traffic Policeman In British Era Calcutta, 1920 Photo

A 1920 photo of a traffic policeman in British Era Calcutta (Kolkata). The uniform says it all. A smartly turned-out Indian traffic policeman is topped with an umbrella, likely to avoid the city’s heat. This uniform has evolved into a more modern one since the colonial era. Similar to the Calcutta policeman, the Bombay police too had its uniform and rules during the British era. The Portuguese formed a basic law structure by the setting up of a Police department in Bombay. 

Tekst en foto: Past India.

Struikelstenen Klinkerstraat 25, 's-Heerenberg

Struikelstenen voor Tine Bloemendaal, Mietje Bloemendaal‑Goudeketting 

en Roidi Josef Bloemendaal, ’s‑Heerenberg. 

De foto is van medio juli 2025.

Hipstamatic: Frida + Jardim PR

Kiem

De maan kwam voort uit zijn geest, 

de zon uit zijn ogen, 

de wind uit zijn adem, 

en de ruimte uit zijn navel.

Mixed media, juli 2025

Van Nijmegen tot Zevenaar

Kei Tof 5627 (bee happy), gevangen in Nijmegen, vrijgelaten in Zevenaar. 

14 juli 2025.

Voor de minder ambitieuze tijdreiziger

Anna Henriette Theophanie (Fanny) von Rennenkampff, portreefoto

De foto roept associaties op met het werk van Pyke Koch, waarschijnlijk door de blouse. Niet oneerbiedig bedoeld. 

Via Rahvusarhiivi fotoinfosüsteem (FOTIS). Zie ook hier.

Maharaja of Jodhpur – Photogravure 1915

This is a 1915 photogravure print of Maharaja of Jodhpur Sir Sardar Singh Bahadur. He reigned for a short period from an adolescent age of 15 until his death at 31 (1895‑1911). 

Tekst en foto: Past India

Taj Mahal Disguised Against Enemy Air Attack In WWII – 2 Photos 1942

Two photos from 1942 show the Taj Mahal disguised against enemy air attack during WWII. Japan was allied with the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, & Japan). So naturally, India became their prime target. Since Britain aligned with the Allied Powers (Britain, USA, and Russia).

Foto’s en tekst: Past India

Elisabeth (Betsy) Margarethe Mathilde von Barlöwen, portreefoto

Via Rahvusarhiivi fotoinfosüsteem (FOTIS)

Hipstamatic: Pedro V + Shilshole

Hinko Smrekar, boekillustratie

Hinko Smrekar, illustratie voor Gospa Judit ('Mevrouw Judit', zie hier), Ivan Cankar.

Õikonnamaalija Gerhard von Reutern, portreefoto

Gerhardt Wilhelm von Reutern (17 July 1794, Walk – 22 March 1865, Frankfurt) was a Baltic-German military officer and painter who co-founded the Artists’ Colony at Willingshausen. He was born into a noble family of Baltic-Germans dating back to the 15th century. He participated in several campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars as a cavalry lieutenant and lost his right arm at the Battle of Leipzig. While recuperating with relatives, he took up drawing as a hobby. In the Summer of 1814, he made the acquaintance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who urged him to become a painter. They maintained a steady correspondence until Goethe’s death in 1832.

Foto 1 via Rahvusarhiivi fotoinfosüsteem (FOTIS). Tekst en foto 2 via Wikipedia.