“The Quagga was a plains zebra living in South Africa. The last Quagga was killed by hunters in 1878. This species was then added to the long list of extinct animal species. Fortunately, there was one specimen still alive at Artis zoo [Amsterdam]. After its passing away on 12 August 1883, the Quagga disappeared forever from the Earth’s surface. The above print is now preserved in the zebra enclosure of that time.”
The Hunterian Psalter: Calendar. Zodiac Sign of Virgo.
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French Court Presentation Dress, 1932–34 designed by Boué Soeurs.
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The Fashions of 1861
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Badly scratched daguerreotype attributed to Matthew B. Brady (1823-1896) of an unidentified woman, c. 1850-1860. via.