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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 2h

#BOTD 1831
Isabella Lucy Bishop FRGS (née Bird): English explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist.Alongside fellow Englishwoman Fanny Jane Butler, she founded the John Bishop Memorial Hospital in Srinagar in modern-day Kashmir.
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Why Isabella Bird, the Victorian explorer forgotten by history, became my heroine | Ruby Wax

Cutting open bears, wrangling cows: retracing her voyage across the Rocky Mountains made me realise how extraordinary this woman was, says the comedian and writer Ruby Wax

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 2h

There some amazing Autumn colours this year. And i love the mix of shades on the one tree!

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 5h

Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1273

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 18h

#BOTD 1906
Benita Hume: English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films from 1925 to 1955.
Alfred Hitchcock's Easy Virtue (1928), Clear All Wires!(1933) Tarzan Escapes(1936)...
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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 18h

#BOTD 1797
Ida Laura Pfeiffer: famous early female Austrian professional traveler who became an explorer, ethnographer, and travel writer; her bestselling journals were translated into seven languages.
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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 23h

Hi Catherine! The Hedges take some punishment over the years.

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1272 and a very happy #thicktrunktuesday

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Nina Antonia @ninaantonia13.bsky.social · 1d

#Owlishmonday 'Hollow Lane' Wood Carving Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 2d

#BOTD 1920
Laraine Day:American actress, radio and tv commentator, and former MGM contract star.As a leading lady, she was paired opposite major film stars, including Robert Mitchum, Lana Turner, Cary Grant, Ronald Reagan, Kirk Douglas, and John Wayne. Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent (1940)

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 2d

#BOTD 1862
Mary Henrietta Kingsley: English ethnographer, writer and explorer who made numerous travels through West Africa. Historians have credited Kingsley's work with helping to shape Western perceptions of the culture of Africa and colonialism.
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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 2d

With added Jack Russell! If i can get through this week without bashing it should be back to normal next week.

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1271 Fingers crossed for Monday.

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 2d

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Get Carter (2012 Remaster)

YouTube video by The Human League - Topic

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 3d

#NowPlaying The Music of ITC (CD on Network)
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The Protectors Theme Tune - Avenues and Alleyways by Tony Christie (ITC/ATV 1972-1974)

YouTube video by Lost 1960s TV and Radio

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 3d

#BOTD 1903
Josephine Hutchinson: American actress. She acted in dozens of theatre plays and dozens of films, including Son of Frankenstein (1939) and Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959).
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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 3d

#BOTD 1914
Mary Ainslee in Mitchell, North Carolina. Actress, known for In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941), Mad Youth (1939) and Pride of the Bowery (1940).

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 3d

#BOTD 1896
Paulette Nardal: French writer from Martinique, a journalist, and one of the drivers of the development of black literary consciousness.
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Paulette Nardal (1896-1985)

Paulette Nardal was one of the founders of the Negritude intellectual movement. Nardal was born on October 12, 1896 in Saint-Pierre, Martinique, to Paul Nardal, the first black engineer in public work...

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 3d

#BOTD 1875
Edward Alexander Crowley in Leamington Spa, England.

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 3d

If you're in London The Medium is the Message exhibition at The College of Psychic Studies is highly recommended.
You'll also see work by A.O Spare, Ithell Colquhoun, Madge Gill, Margot...
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The College of Psychic Studies : Exhibition

Join us at The College of Psychic Studies to explore our latest exhibition of spirit-inspired art, The Medium is the Message. Read more.

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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 3d

#BOTD 1879
Lydia Hayward in Sheffield, Yorkshire. She was a writer and actress, known for Pillars of Society (1920), Love's Old Sweet Song (1933) and Confessions (1925).
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