Paul Mison’s random stuff that doesn’t go elsewhere. Is it microblogging, or microactivity? (Previously known as ‘tumblr is my sock drawer’, for reasons that are somewhat unclear.)Tumblr (3.0; @blech)http://notes.husk.org/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/915517e8d2687e0fab7d8a9830918de9/tumblr_mgc9ukg4td1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/> Lithograph one of the first underground passenger trains depicted near Paddington station (Praed Street), 1863<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/492ea75fcdefe4b3320a6450e9c86bd3/tumblr_mgc9ukg4td1qz4vjro2_500.jpg"/><br/> Construction work in progress at British Museum Underground station, Central London Railway. Unknown photographer, January 1898<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bef4ff9c756cec588a6af39768994c0f/tumblr_mgc9ukg4td1qz4vjro3_500.jpg"/><br/> Detal of illustration used on poster publicity encouraging underground travel.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4f57cef02e8c05581ab36842402d7065/tumblr_mgc9ukg4td1qz4vjro4_500.jpg"/><br/> Detail of poster illustration by Tom Eckersley showing Boston Manor station, built in 1934 <br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2ed929060e354a67b2ce43045079327b/tumblr_mgc9ukg4td1qz4vjro5_500.jpg"/><br/> AN Wolstenholme drawing of 1938 rolling stock which appears on the cover of an Ian Allan ABC spotter’s book <br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f200607065f19d9542267adf8b9271fa/tumblr_mgc9ukg4td1qz4vjro6_500.jpg"/><br/> Canary Wharf London Underground Station, Jubilee Line Extension designed by Foster and Partners. Photographer Paul Grundy<br/><br/> <p>Detailed images of the six London Underground 150th anniversary stamp series, as seen on <a href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/january/lu-150th-stamps">Creative Review’s blog</a>.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/40066806185http://notes.husk.org/post/40066806185Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:32:43 +0000imageimagesstampsdesigncreative reviewtom eckersleyan wolstenhomefoster and partnerspaul grundyroyal mailstamp<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kofl87LdI41qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/x-large.php?uid=92511&sos=1">Please pack very carefully</a> - a Tom Eckersly advert for the GPO at the <a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/collections/">VADS online archive</a> of <a href="http://www.vads.ac.uk/results.php?cmd=advsearch&words=eckersley+archive&field=all&oper=or&words2=&field2=all&mode=boolean&submit=search&TEC=1">his work.</a></p>http://notes.husk.org/post/163646218http://notes.husk.org/post/163646218Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:40:54 +0100imagetom eckersleycatgpo1940sdesign