Author Phil Harris on his retirement with a view of the Round Reading Room of 1857. Photo: BL Corporate Archive, PH 034/342
We’re delighted to share that A History of the British Museum Library, 1753–1973 by P. R.
Harris is now digitised and freely available to all interested in the history of the Museum and librarianship.
Find out more here: link.bl.uk/vvx
Andrew MBW in the backseat of the car of that famous old black and white ghost car photo.
A brown bear on all fours in shallow water as a tern flies above and to the left.
tern left and bear right
Duval, in full priest garb, swinging in an SF park next to a child.
my favorite Robert Duvall role is where he appears as a priest on a swing for 2 seconds for no apparent reason in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Nedry pointing at Dobson, in his ridiculous disguise. Yelling, “oat milk! We got oat milk here!”
See? Nobody cares.
Show me something more perfect. You can’t x
FUCK HIM UP GORDON
U ok hun?
I Really Don't Care- Do U?
John Le Mesurier
Earth Wind & Fire
One of my favourite little pop culture facts is that John Le Mesurier was a massive fan of Earth Wind & Fire and would often unwind by listening to them whilst smoking a massive joint.
I saw the above while accompanying my boyfriend to a hospital appointment. Also present was a cardboard cut-out that unfortunately does make it look like the waiting room is haunted by the ghost of Florence Nightingale
Always loved how the sign in the Acorn Antiques production office is hanging in front of a framed photo of Ian Botham for NO REASON.
I love the fact that the wardrobe Sid and Bernie used for this film was the same that James Bond used in OHMSS, filmed in Pinewood around the same time.
My kid is well into the Great Fire of London so I’m just checking out some facts… and if you ever suffer from imposter syndrome or a fear of screwing up at work, check out the confidence of this guy.
*boots up Ask Jeeves for more information*
Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
"I have a letter here from Joe Maplin"
A very cute but forlorn looking brown and white puppy with big eyes and floppy ears, sitting on a forest themed blanket. Facebook post message: “Central PA Humane Society: Susan from Accounting is a 4 month old female. We were told she is a Beagle/Australian shepherd mix”
BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
Keith!
if you've not seen it get on bbc4 now #nutsinmay
"He'll never sell any ice cream going at that speed...."
Rétro cars voitures 🚘 les Citroen AMI6 et 2cv en hiver 1968
Stylised black and white poster of a man in a raincoat walking through the night, pointing a torch at the ground.
I’ve never come across this immensely stylish WW2 information poster before. It looks almost like a frame from ‘The Third Man’.
Me back at work today for the first time in almost 2 weeks with no passwords remembered, no working pens and no cheese for breakfast x
We're going to need a bigger Hague.
75 PANAME Paris coté métro « C’est notre trésor » : comment la RATP veille sur sa collection de 300 000 photos anciennes
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Cat in a tie menace remains my favourite genre of cat 👔
