Things Found on the Internet

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Rarely seen photographs of Marilyn Monroe

Photographed in May 1957 in Amagansett, Long Island by Sam Shaw. Found here.

Handmade Vintage Globes

Artwork is hand-cut, decoupaged on, and then finished. Most designs can be recreated in different sizes and using different color palletes upon request. Custom commissions are also welcomed and are the best way to bring your own ImagineNations™ to life.

  

Flying Coach on a Jumbo 747 in 1970

Why isn’t flying economy class like this anymore?! found here.

A restored Sinclair Vintage Gas station

In South Fort Worth, Texas, vintage enthusiast and photographer Jon Williamson came across a fully restored Sinclair gas station, complete with vintage pumps and a dinosaur on the roof. The office was also filled with memorabilia. If you want to visit the station yourself you can find it here.

In Memory of Little Joe

19th century coal miners would traditionally take canaries in cages down into the mine with them. The birds would act as an early warning system for carbon monoxide gas. When the canary stopped singing the miner would know that he had to escape the chamber he was in.” “This particular yellow canary was obviously a favoured pet as well as a working bird. Inscribed with the legend : ‘In Memory of Little Joe. Died November 3rd 1875. Aged 3 Years

Found on the Unnaturalist