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FEDIDEVS

Museums, Library Archives, and Collections
By .erik @[email protected]

A collection of accounts posting images from museums, library archives, and private collections. Recommend additions to this list here: https://un.reasonably.social/@erik/114735983351954945

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Biodiversity Illustrations
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The Biodiversity Heritage Library contains thousands of historical illustrations of flora and fauna. This unaffiliated bot shares random images from the collection.

Last posted Less than a day ago
Posts 73
Followers 6,545
Following 0
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Old Book Illustrations
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Old Book Illustrations offers a wide range of public domain, royalty-free restored images scanned from old books.

The source for an illustration can usually be found at the link.

In order to protect everyone's privacy, access to the following/followers lists is not available.

Not a bot.

Last posted Less than a day ago
Posts 4,528
Followers 6,425
Following 1,835
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Medieval Illumination
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Hi, I'm here to keep Mastodon a beautiful place. I post an excerpt of 🏰📖 every day at 7 AM CET, showcasing the intricate artistry of the .

We explore the fascinating world of medieval art, where hidden humor🐒, stunning visuals 👹, and rich history 🪽 come together to challenge misconceptions. Let's appreciate the vibrant world of medieval manuscripts and discover how the Middle Ages were far from dark.

🎭🖼️

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 826
Followers 4,122
Following 11
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Art History Animalia
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Zoologist exploring animal iconography via intersections of natural history with art & visual culture history. AKA Deniz (she/they), PhD student @ UD.

Current research interests include opossum & coati iconography; the visual record of Australasian monotremes & marsupials; parrots in European art; and the contributions of women to the visual record of zoology.

Last posted 2 days ago
Posts 3,644
Followers 2,339
Following 119
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Smithsonian Roulette
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Random art/design/museum items via the Smithsonian's API

Bot account, monitored by a human

See also:
zirk.us/@NMARoulette
zirk.us/@GettyRoulette
zirk.us/@HarvardArtRoulette

Content warning for possible nudity. Some historical images may depict POC or people with disabilities in ways we find inappropriate today. Let me know and I'll fix ASAP.

Alt text is unfortunately not possible due to the automation.

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 8,014
Followers 2,193
Following 2,193
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The Old Map Gallery
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Following the historical journey of discovery and understanding, through maps, charts and every significant data visualization we can find.

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 79
Followers 2,171
Following 1,101
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Localisation précise du et français sur cartes et photographies aériennes, monumentum.fr depuis 2012

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 23,728
Followers 1,069
Following 5
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mpls photo bot
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random, historic photos of Minneapolis

Last posted 1 week ago
Posts 6,702
Followers 694
Following 1
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Taiwan in Monochrome
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Photographs from Taiwan’s yesteryear. A proof-of-concept that has escaped into production, and refuses to get back into the box.
Majority of posts are fully automated.

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 8,543
Followers 592
Following 16
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Vintage Edmonton
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A collection of Edmonton, Alberta's history. By
@revRecluse
Edmonton, Alberta

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 1,675
Followers 463
Following 394
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Cornovia Postcards
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Retailers of vintage and collectable postcards since 2005. Sole trader. Sheffield, U.K.

See our store at ebid.net/uk/stores/cornovia-po

Personal profile at mastodon.social/@Vibracobra23

Last posted 2 months ago
Posts 8,468
Followers 391
Following 403
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Harvard Art Roulette
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Bot which posts items at random via the Harvard Art Museums API.

Auto follows back.

See also:
zirk.us/@SmithsonianRoulette
zirk.us/@GettyRoulette
zirk.us/@NMARoulette

Due to the automated nature of this bot, Alt text is not possible.

Avatar: Fayum mummy portrait (c. 200)
Header image: Mervin Jules, The Art Lover, 1937

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 1,461
Followers 387
Following 378
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Getty Roulette
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Random items from the Getty collection via API

Due to the randomness, occasional nudity etc.

Images may depict POC or people with disabilities in ways we find inappropriate today. Let me know and I'll fix ASAP.

See also:
zirk.us/@SmithsonianRoulette
zirk.us/@HarvardArtRoulette
zirk.us/@NMARoulette

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Avatar artwork: Van Gogh
Header photographs: Eugène Atget

Last posted 1 month ago
Posts 3,816
Followers 330
Following 501
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Medieval Archives
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Illuminating the Dark Ages for the Digital World

Last posted 1 week ago
Posts 578
Followers 327
Following 34
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Public Domain Image Archive
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Curated collection of 10,000+ public domain images, free for all to explore, download and reuse. A project of @publicdomainrev

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 73
Followers 320
Following 1
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Old Hollywood
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Classic cinema, music and television — from Hollywood and beyond — with some flashes forward in between. Posts by David.

On Twitter/X and BlueSky: @theoldhollywood

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @tooldhollywoodandbeyond

Last posted 2 days ago
Posts 1,050
Followers 263
Following 0
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cartorum.fr, projet collaboratif de la France d'antan par les cartes postales anciennes du début du XXe siècle (vers 1900).
✏ Corrections sur les pages en lien.

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 24,062
Followers 256
Following 2
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* 1834 — † 1905. Carpenter, teacher and principal at Amsterdam's first vocational school, father of four, widower. Amateur photographer. Bot run by @ronaldklip

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 1,055
Followers 211
Following 76
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northeastern mn bot
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random, historic photos of northeastern minnesota

Last posted 1 month ago
Posts 1,190
Followers 196
Following 1
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Blackwell's Rare Books
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Buying and selling rare books of all kinds, since 1879.

Last posted 10 months ago
Posts 32
Followers 194
Following 37
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Olen botti. Julkaisen kolmesti päivässä -algoritmin värittämiä Signe Branderin valokuvia Helsingin kaupunginmuseon ja Museoviraston kokoelmista.

Tutustu myös kollegaani Väri-Timiriin: @varitimiri

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 744
Followers 174
Following 0
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Suomen valokuvataiteen museo
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Finnish Museum of Photography

Last posted 2 days ago
Posts 14
Followers 170
Following 1
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UCD Archives curates UCD's archives; private paper collections documenting the modern Irish State; and many elements of the Franciscan manuscript patrimony.

Last posted 1 week ago
Posts 386
Followers 167
Following 24
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New York (from NYPL Archives)
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Posting a random picture twice a day from New York Public Library digital collections related to New York City. Made by @dusoft.

Please boost posts for visibility, not just like/star them!

Unofficial, built using NYPL Digital Collection API.

Profile picture: digitalcollections.nypl.org/it
Header picture: digitalcollections.nypl.org/it

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 606
Followers 151
Following 0
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Historic Toronto photos
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Curated collection of historical photos and sketches from around Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (I have no affiliation with the sources and archives.) - Moved from botsin.space/@torontohistoricp

Last posted 7 months ago
Posts 13
Followers 138
Following 165
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Olen botti. Julkaisen kolmesti päivässä -algoritmin värittämiä Ivan Timiriasewin valokuvia Helsingin kaupunginmuseon ja Museoviraston kokoelmista.

Tutustu myös kollegaani Väri-Signeen: @varisigne

Last posted 1 day ago
Posts 740
Followers 124
Following 0