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Archaeological label associated with glass bottles from Ah Toy's garden, Palmer River

A rectangular cardboard label with a length of string attached through a hole on one short edge, which features handwritten text in black marker which…

Cardboard, Ink, String

Palmer River, Queensland, Australia

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Bicycling into Marina del Rey or Venice, California is superior (by far) than trying to find parking in those spots. There is just about ZERO parking in Venice, and it must be an hour process normally to find an open spot in Marina del Rey. (should have taken photos of people queued up at the local mini malls hoping for a parking spot when I was bicycling there a few days ago)

This brand summit I’m attending is like stepping back through the looking glass, based on my former life in advertising agencies.

It also underscores how much impact taking a 12-year detour into the nonprofit/consultant world has made to my business trajectory.

Leather dog shoe worn on long bush walking trips in the Blue Mountains by the Dunphy's fox terrier named Dextre

A handmade leather dog shoe. It has a sole and upper, a tongue at the back of the opening, and three pairs of eyelets for lacing at the back. There is…

Leather, Metal - non specific

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Portrait of Ernest de Beveren, Lord of West-IJsselmonde and De Lindt, Aert de Gelder, 1685
The 25-year-old Ernest de Beveren was the last scion of one of Dordrecht’s most distinguished regent families. He is represented in a fanciful historicizing costume. Emulating Rembrandt, De Gelder painted
with broad brushstrokes, used his brush handle to scratch into the paint layer, and introduced similar contrasts of light and dark.

oil on canvas, h 128cm × w 105cm
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