Peter Mugridge
@peter-mugridge.bsky.social
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Artist, photographer, travel fanatic, astronomer... and still moaning at the increasing inability of people to do their job properly these days!
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peter-mugridge.bsky.social
Sorry folks, another disruption of posting day tomorrow...!!
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1bigbullshitbill.bsky.social
The Silent Two Reeler Short Comedy Film “THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS” Directed by Fred Guiol was released On 10/08/1927 and Starred Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy. Although they had appeared together in a number of films it was the first to be officially billed as a 'Laurel And Hardy' film...
The Silent Two Reeler Short Comedy Film “THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS” Directed by Fred Guiol was released On 10/08/1927 and Starred Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy. Although they had appeared together in a number of films it was the first to be officially billed as a 'Laurel And Hardy' film...
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citizenscreen.bsky.social
THE SECOND ONE HUNDRED YEARS, the first Laurel and Hardy picture to be released by MGM, hit theaters across the U.S. today in 1927. Director Fred Guiol.
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100yearsagonews.bsky.social
Oct. 8, 1925: A plane crashes at an air race being held above Mitchel Field on Long Island, N.Y., killing a passenger and seriously injuring pilot Clarence Chamberlin. The aviator survives, and goes on to be the second man, after Lindbergh, to make a New York-to-Europe flight.
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railfocus.bsky.social
Exciting times ahead for Northern. The 15Xs have been true workhorses, but they've had their day. The question now is can manufacturers deliver reliable, low flow, multi mode vehicles in a timely manner.
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100yearsagonews.bsky.social
Oct. 8, 1925: The dedication of a Buddhist temple and memorial to Indochinese soldiers who died fighting for France in WWI, in Nogent-sur-Marne.
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ogilvie.org.uk
🇺🇸 “The Pacific Surfliner plies the route between Los Angeles and San Diego.
This spectacular US train hugs the coast between Los Angeles and San Diego, the Pacific Surfliner offers 128 miles of dazzling ocean views and California & costs just £27.” 🆓 ⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/9590de7...
This spectacular US rail journey costs just £27
Hugging the coast between Los Angeles and San Diego, the Pacific Surfliner offers 128 miles of dazzling ocean views and California cool
www.telegraph.co.uk
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travertin.bsky.social
Auf der Promenade
📷Paolo Luxardo
#minimalism #streetphotography #street #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #flickr flic.kr/p/2rwqCzZ
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robertbohan.bsky.social
I’m fascinated with the IT companies promoting this nefarious propaganda. Presumably they’re OK with people pirating their software & technology?
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robertbohan.bsky.social
‘Industries’, which rely on theft, are better known as criminal concerns. Fortunately this form of lawlessness is illegal in the EU. Companies indulging in it should be putting many billions aside for the fines. Copyright theft is illegal & artists’ bodies are tracking it.
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bou.org.uk
The origins and functions of bowers in the Bowerbirds: a review and synthesis | doi.org/10.1080/0158... | Emu | #ornithology 🪶
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100yearsagonews.bsky.social
Oct. 8, 1925: The funeral in Newark, N.J., for William Teschmacher, one of the 33 who drowned in the sinking of the Navy submarine S-51 last month. His coffin is accompanied by an honor guard as it’s borne from the Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
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peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
A marvelous Annunciation from 1440 by Filippo Lippi, who d. OTD in 1469. Wish I could say that frame was original but no, these were the wings of an altarpiece. Still look great!
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100yearsagonews.bsky.social
Oct. 8, 1925: The Army Air Service’s maverick Col. Billy Mitchell refuses superiors’ orders to testify to the board investigating the crash of the Navy airship Shenandoah. Mitchell has charged the War Dept. with incompetence in the disaster and is certain to face a court martial.
Mitchell before the panel; standing behind him is his lawyer, Rep. Frank Reid (R-Ill.) The board of inquiry, photographed today Hattiesburg, Miss., American
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wittnercinetec.bsky.social
Very cool 😍 🎞️ 📽️ 🍿👍
Introduction to Film Handling and cinema projection 1 day course. If you know anyone who might like to take part please check out the website for further details
www.slindoncinema.com/courses
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flightradar24.com
Our regular mid-week look at global air traffic. 21,500 flights active right now, which flights are you following this week? Any we should pay special attention to?
21,508 flights shown on the Flightradar24 map
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citizenscreen.bsky.social
Leatrice Joy, the Hollywood actress, has a quick look at the rushes. (Original caption, ca. 1925)
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lookforplace.bsky.social
#Alto #Douro #Wine #Region #Vinhateiro #World #Heritage #site #Portugal
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tridentthebear.bsky.social
Trident was out with his friends at Delaine Buses and the Delaine Heritage Trust this morning for a rather special photoshoot. He is now busy editing the photos and says he will post a selection later this week. In the meantime he says here is a 'teaser' image........