Teenager’s songbook, France, early-1960s
A handwritten record of a French teenager’s musical passions in the early-1960s
New Year’s surprise: Paris, France, c2006
A gift from Paris that came each New Year’s setting the tenor of the year ahead
Blue Guide to Yugoslavia: Paris, France, 1970
A travel guide to Yugoslavia, before war tore it apart
Tincture of cacao bean: Lyon, France, date unknown
Tincture of cacao, an antiquated medicine best taken with vodka
Fluid extract bottle: Paris, France, c1870s
The story of a 19th century medicine bottle, from the Marais in Paris
Guerlain container: Paris, late-19th century
A 19th C container by Guerlain, the French perfume house, ends up on the Bowery in New York
Extract for Eucalyptus Syrup: Melun, France, date unknown
An antique bottle of eucalyptus extract for the relief of respiratory ailments
The global change in health and wealth over 200 years
A Swedish mathematician illustrates the global change in health and wealth over the last 200 years
Debonair portrait: Pontremoli, Italy, 1920
A debonair young man in the 1920s sends his greetings to a lady
Reading Ian Buruma on the division of Belgium
In the New Yorker, Ian Buruma misses the historical origins of the divide in Belgium
Portrait of a couple: Florence, Italy, c1900
A couple on the outskirts of Florence have their portrait taken in the early-1900s
New Italy photos now online
Just back from a couple months in Italy and the new photos are now online
So, is Ghent really better than Antwerp and Bruges?
Sean’s Ghent article in Travel + Leisure sparks controversy as local partisans weigh in
