
Isa Marcelli :: unknown title / via
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Tree aesthetic surgery, ca. 1890
Founded in 1880 in Kent, Ohio, by John Davey, Davey Tree Care Co. was a company that offered to the wealthy landowners in the area to look after their rare tree specimens.These photographs were taken in the 1890’s to show the techniques used to model the shape of a tree by splitting it and forcing each branch into a predefined position. / source: La Boite Verte and their photo mysteries
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Tree aesthetic surgery, ca. 1890
Founded in 1880 in Kent, Ohio, by John Davey, Davey Tree Care Co. was a company that offered to the wealthy landowners in the area to look after their rare tree specimens.These photographs were taken in the 1890’s to show the techniques used to model the shape of a tree by splitting it and forcing each branch into a predefined position. / via lasmicrofisuras and a site I love: La Boite Verte and their photo mysteries
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Lou Jacobs :: from Figure # 1, 1951 / original source from scanned magazine in hi-res: puppies and flowers
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Rollie McKenna :: Dylan Thomas, 1952 (NPG) / via lasmicrofisuras

Kees Scherer :: Loosdrecht lake, The Netherlands, 1952-1958 / via marckald
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Enzo Sellerio :: Sicily, undated / src: casa da biqueira

Two young girls in swimming suits doing a trick shot, ca. 1930′s / src: vintag.es