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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Show Up For Our Libraries! By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's Executive Order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders. Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

ALA response to White House assault on IMLS
To dismiss the mission of an agency that advances opportunity and learning is to dismiss the aspirations and everyday needs of millions of Americans. And those who will feel that loss most keenly live in rural communities. 
As seedbeds of literacy and innovation, our nation’s 125,000 public, school, academic and special libraries deserve more, not less support. Libraries translate 0.003% of the federal budget into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people every year. Show Up for Our Libraries, ALA American Library Association, #ForOurLibraries

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Meet librarian extraordinaire, Belle da Costa Greene. As the personal librarian of J. Pierpont Morgan and first director of the Morgan Library, Belle amassed a collection of rare books, manuscripts, and artworks that rivaled the best collections in Europe. #internationalwomensday

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

In 1978, a nitrate film fire destroyed 12.6 million feet of historical newsreel footage and outtakes by Universal Pictures. The blaze swept through the National Archives and Records Service storage complex in Maryland. Images: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration. #filmhistory

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

In 1897, a fire devastated the Bazar de la Charité in Paris. The cause of the fire was the cinematograph, used to project film. In total, 126 lives were lost to the flames. Le Petit Journal's May 5, 1897 issue covered the event. Image: gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France #filmhistory

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Staff member Philip Martin, Jr. in the nitrate motion picture film storage vault, Division of Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings, National Archives. October 12, 1937. Photo No. 64-NA-161, Records of National Archives and Records Administration. #nitratefilm #nationalarchives #film

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

The Morgan Library in New York began as the personal library of American financier Pierpont Morgan. The library was built between 1902 and 1906, but Morgan started collecting around 1890. In 1924, it became a research library open to the public. 📚 📖 Image by Susan Q Yin on Unsplash. #library

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

City Library at Mailänder Platz, Stuttgart, Germany. Opened in 2001, the library is known for its cube-like architecture. It has nine floors and a collection of 500,000 books and media. 📚📖 Image by Tobias Fischer on Unsplash. #library #libraries #books

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Baroque Library Hall, National Library of the Czech Republic. The library is located in the former Jesuit College in the Clementinum, Prague. 📚📖 Image by Jonathan Francisca on Unsplash #library #libraries #books

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

George Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Formerly the library of the Peabody Institute, it opened in 1878. The collection contains over 300,000 books, most dating to the 19th century. 📚📖 Image by Falkenpost on Pixabay #library #libraries

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The Long Room of the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin. Built between 1712 and 1732, the Long Room houses 200,000 of the Library's oldest books. The Old Library, which also holds the Book of Kells, will be redeveloped at the end of 2025. Image by Kieran Sheehan on Unsplash. #library #libraries

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

The Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City is known for its unique futuristic design. Opened in 2006, it houses a collection of 600,000+ books displayed in hanging steel shelving. 📖 📚 Image by Julio Lopez on Pexels #library #libraries #vasconceloslibrary #mexicocity #mexico

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Happy New Year from Totally Historic! Vintage postcard, early 20th century, from The Newberry Library collection. Public Domain. #newyear #happynewyear #newyear2025

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Admont Abbey Library in Austria is the world's largest monastic library. Completed in 1776, it's ornate AF because its art and architecture are late Baroque. The library has 70,000 books, but the abbey's total collection is about 200,000. So. Many. Books! Image: Valdemaras D. on Unsplash #libraries

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

King Khasekhemwy was the last king of ancient Egypt's second Dynasty. He's credited for reunifying Egypt after it experienced a period of civil unrest. Statue of King Khasekhemwy, c. 2720-2686 BCE, Dynasty 2, Early Dynastic Period. Image: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons #ancientegypt

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Stela bearing the name of the ancient Egyptian king Djet, which consists of three parts: the serekh (facade of the royal palace) a snake (hieroglyph for DJ or sign for cobra), and a falcon (the god Horus, protector of kings). Stela of "King Serpent," c. 3100-2900 BCE, Louvre #ancientegypt #history

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 26/12/2024

When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1929 & sound recordings from 1924 will enter the public domain in the US, like: ⚓️ Popeye 🕵️ The Maltese Falcon 📖 The Sound and the Fury 🇮🇹 A Farewell to Arms 🏠️ A Room of One's Own 🙌 Hallelujah 🎺 Bolero and many more! 🧵👇

Singin' in the Public Domain event tile, featuring the Lockette, expressing open content.

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

The Early Dynastic Period is when the first kings ruled a newly unified ancient Egypt. This period has human sacrifices, civil unrest, and drama about kings' identities. Check out my new blog post for more. totallyhistoric.com/wtf-is-early... #ancienthistory #ancientegypt #earlydynasticperiod

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 26/12/2024

Libraries have faced unprecedented attacks this year. Despite these challenges, the Internet Archive is more committed than ever to fighting for access to public information for all those who seek it. Help us in the fight: archive.org/donate/?orig...

Photo of the Internet Archive at dusk, showing illuminated white columns.

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Christmas Greetings, vintage postcard, 1908, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library, Public Domain #christmas #vintagepostcards #christmaspostcards

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Christmas Greetings, vintage postcard, 1909, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library, Public Domain #christmas #christmaspostcards #vintagepostcards

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Isn't Christmas Just Jolly?, vintage postcard, by Agnes Richardson, Raphael Tuck & Sons, The Newberry Library, Public Domain #christmas #vintagepostcard #christmaspostcard

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Christmas vintage postcards from the early 20th century. From The Newberry Library collection, public domain. #christmas #vintagepostcards #christmaspostcards

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Words of wisdom from FIL: Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (Guadalajara International Book Fair): "Creemos en los libros" Planeta Booth "Leer es pura vida" Costa Rica Booth #books #libros #leer #reading #bookfair #feriadellibro

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Did you know there really was a Scorpion King in Ancient Egypt? This macehead depicts him wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, with a scorpion next to his head. Scorpion Macehead, c. 3100-3000 BCE. Image by Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. #archaeology #ancientegypt #history #arthistory

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Fantastic Beasts and where to find them! This ancient Egyptian palette depicts fantastical animals like "serpopards," a mix between a leopard and a snake. Two Dog Palette, c. 3300-3100 BCE. Image: Zunkir, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons #ancientEgypt #archaeology #ancienthistory #arthistory

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This knife is from Egypt's Predynastic Period. The lion tamer isn't Egyptian but an Uruk priest-king of Mesopotamia, meaning the two civilizations were in contact during this period. Gebel el-Arak Knife, c. 3450-3300 BCE. Image: ALFGRN, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons #AncientEgypt #history

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Egypt before the pharaohs. Learn more at www.totallyhistoric.com/wtf-is-the-egyptian-predynastic-period/ #archaeology #ancientegypt #ancienthistory #history

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Early 20th-century Thanksgiving postcards. The first two are wild... From the Newberry Library, Public Domain. #thanksgiving #vintagepostcards #turkey

Vintage postcard of four turkeys singing "Thanks to him who spared our living, We're here, we're here till next Thanksgiving."

Vintage postcard of a boy in bed, with figures from his dreams surrounding him, including a turkey with a hat.

Vintage postcard of two children in a pumpkin patch, with the greeting "May your Thanksgiving Blessings be ripened by a sunshiny heart!"

Vintage postcard of two children holding plates for a Thanksgiving meal, with the greeting, "Bringing You a Glad Thanksgiving Greeting".

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Behold the Bird Woman! She's beauty, she's grace, she has a beaked face. She's from the Naqada culture of Egypt's Predynastic period. Female Figure, ca. 3500–3400 B.C.E. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.505. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum) #archaeology #ancientegypt

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This ancient bowl is just so damn cute. It's from the Naqada culture of the Egyptian Predynastic period, which means it's over 5,500 years old! Bowl with Human Feet, ca. 3700-3450 BCE, Predynastic, Naqada I, pottery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Public Domain #archaeology #ancientegypt

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Fellow travelers, what's your favorite travel destination and why? #travel #traveldestination

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Smite Me, Oh Mighty Smiter! This palette, c 3100 BCE, depicts King Narmer with his mace, ready to wreak damage on some poor dude's face. He wears the crowns of Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt, signifying the unification of Egypt under one rule. He was (probably) the first king of a unified Egypt. #egypt

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

This poor statue represented a foreign enemy in ancient Egypt. He was ritually executed to demonstrate the pharaoh's control over the forces of chaos. He lost his head at one point and was sliced cleanly in half, but was put back together in the 1930s. #ancientegypt #art #history

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I'd like to introduce Lucky, my best buddy and the mascot of Totally Historic. He's my little senior, turning 13 next month. #dogsofbluesky

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hot take: I enjoy the holidays too, but can we get through Thanskgiving first before being assaulted with Christmas music and decorations? Thanksgiving will be tense AF in the aftermath of the election, so let's get through that before we release Mariah.

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Did you know that Michelangelo complained the entire time he painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling from 1508 to 1512? He even sketched himself with his poem describing how his body became deformed from painting while standing. Yep, he didn't lie down to paint the ceiling. He stood on scaffolding. #art

Page of handwritten sonnet by Michelangelo with pen and ink self-portrait in the act of painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

The Danse Macabre, or Dance of Death is an allegorical representation of the inevitability of death. Regardless of whether you’re a lord or pleb, death comes for everyone. 💀 Michael Wolgemut, Dance of Death, leaf from "The Nuremberg Chronicle," 1493, woodcut, the Met. #dansemacabre #danceofdeath

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I have been reincarnated. 🤣 The photo on the left is me as a young'n. The painting on the right is "Portrait of a Little Girl" by Velazquez, c. 1640, Spain, from the collection of The Hispanic Society of America. #reincarnation

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I'm really excited to see so many posts about libraries. Not only do I use libraries for my historical research, but I'm an archivist and librarian by profession as well. Use your local library! Get a library card! Librarians are here for you and your information needs.

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

One of my favorite works of art. He's so striking and eerily looks like Voldemort. Marble bust of a man, Roman, early imperial, mid-1st century CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY #Roman #ancientrome

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hi, I'm Diane, the founder of Totally Historic. I'm here to connect with folks who love history, art, research, libraries, archives, and culture. And yes, this is a stylized portrait of my face on the body of Nadja the vampire from What We Do in the Shadows. 🤣

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Totally Historic @totallyhistoric.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

And...we're live! I'm excited to announce the launch of my website, totallyhistoric.com. Totally Historic aims to make art and history accessible, entertaining, and educational. Check out the site and join the rebellion against boring history! #totallyhistoric #websitelaunch #history #art

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