Friday Funnies! (AKA Antiquated & Really Bad Jokes)
Who says research libraries don’t have fun books? Are you ready to groan at a really sexist joke that supposedly left vaudeville audiences in stitches? Um, it will totally put some snap, crackle, & pop in your day:
She: “What will people say when they see me in this short skirt?”
The Brute: “They’ll probably say I married you for your money.”
Call No.: 818 .5202 So548 1915
Location: George Peabody Library
From dandies in danger to the lusty dramas of educated fleas, the George Peabody Library proves that the past was indeed STRANGE! Visit us in Baltimore (don't worry, in addition to the strange things depicted here, we also have plenty of old and rare and classy books, too).
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 9am -5pm; Friday 9-3
Address: 17 East Mount Vernon Place Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-234-4943
Libguide: http://bit.ly/g1UsTk
Email: peabody@jhu.edu
George Peabody Library by Marcellina. on Flickr.
George Peabody Library by Jeff Lee Photo on Flickr.
I would die if I studied here. Die from sheer, overwhelming emotion. The George Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University in the United States...
Founding editor George A. Plimpton’s business card.
On the back was a subscription card, which had the option to purchase a lifetime subscription...
In the meantime, even the libraries...
Some photos from the Rutgers University Libraries Edible Books Festival that took place yesterday at Alexander Library.
From Top to Bottom:
Naked...
Cathedral of Books - Peabody Library, Baltimore, USA
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Before Records Made Sound, They Made Moving Pictures & Were Called Phenakistoscopes
Quick, someone make a GIF of this!
