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doctorow.pluralistic.net
“November always seemed to me the Norway of the year” — Emily Dickinson. www.tumblr.com/publicdomain...
November 2, 2026 at 5:59 AM
alocallocal.bsky.social
PRESS START TO PLAY

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#opensource #freetouse #publicdomain
#punlicdomainoc #publicdomainocs
#art #original #worldbuilding
November 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
doctorow.pluralistic.net
“November” from Labours of the Months section of the Très Riches Heures, one of the most important illuminated manuscripts of the 15th century. www.tumblr.com/publicdomain...
November 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
alocallocal.bsky.social
"Hahahahaha, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

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#publicdomainoc #publicdomainocs
November 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
(Volume 10, pg. 19) (1924), from Unai no tomo.

Source: @metmuseum.org

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/e5892328-a85a-4dcc-ba50-0d6e39d1d4d1

#childhood #monkeys #toys #japan #children #design #play #bookillustration #woodblock #art #publicdomain
Woodblock image of Japanese toys
November 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
lostsouldesigns.bsky.social
The Forest Buddies line 2 is out now!
#characters #publicdomain #gamedev lost-soul-designs.itch.io/forest-buddi...
Forest buddy's line 2 by Lost Soul Designs
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November 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
lostsouldesigns.bsky.social
The forest Buddies line is now actually out now! #characters #publicdomain #gamedev

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Forest buddy's line by Lost Soul Designs
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November 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
German Ostrich Fern Frond (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt.

Source: @rijksmuseum.bsky.social

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/613d6da6-46ab-4e5d-b762-bdc5f2a5cc7e

#nature #ferns #unfurling #spirals #plants #photography #art #publicdomain
November 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Harold A. Taylor, early 20th century.

Source: Coronado Historical Association

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c763d72b-88d5-466b-8fd8-68875cdab439

#stems #plantphotography #roses #plant #stilllifes #california #petals #flowers #blossom #leaves #plants #autochrome #photography #art #publicdomain
Autochrome photographer of flowers
November 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
doctorow.pluralistic.net
Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions (1865), a wonderful book of Victorian hi-tech ghost conjuring which allows the reader to summon, as the sub-title proclaims, “ghosts everywhere and of any colour”. www.tumblr.com/publicdomain...
October 30, 2026 at 7:02 AM
respectfully.bsky.social
Experiments in Physics (1920)
By: Bray Studios, Inc.

#foundfootage #vintagefilm #publicdomain

https://archive.org/details/6136_Experiments_in_Physics_01_23_11_04
November 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
doctorow.pluralistic.net
Some of the many wonderful shapeshifting "monsters" from Japanese folklore featured on a painted scroll known as the Bakemono zukushi (18th or 19th century). www.tumblr.com/publicdomain...
October 31, 2026 at 7:25 AM
alocallocal.bsky.social
Sega owns Sonic.

Lunaris' shoes & gloves.

#sonic #sonicoc #sonicocs #sonicfanart
#lunaris #darkness #dark #hero #🖤
#oc #ocs #originalcharacter #originalcharacters
#publicdomain #publicdomainoc #freetouse
#art
October 30, 2026 at 7:49 AM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Man and Child (ca. 1890-1915) by Samuel J. Beckett.

Source: Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane / Flickr: The Commons

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/fe4d81c2-48a5-4f39-bf39-861641e6d7e1

#rainbows #mountains #rural #sitting #photography #art #publicdomain
October 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Ich bin Alle taten (1920), from Kreuzigung: Spielgang Werk VII.

Source: @nypl.bsky.social

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/9fef0898-5562-4b8b-be5f-ad113039c143

#symbols #avantgarde #notation #dance #symbolism #theatre #bookillustration #woodcut #art #publicdomain
Symbolic notation chart for theatre performance
October 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Seated man reading a book (ca. 1890).

Source: National Science and Media Museum / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a62ec00f-c5bd-4ffc-9d55-51ab47356e52

#reading #victorian #books #sitting #chairs #balconies #kodak #circular #hats #photography #art #publicdomain
October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
gutenberg.org
Meet Montclair resident Eric Hellman (@gluejar.com), executive director of Project Gutenberg who shares his favorite local spots, love of running and more.

montclairlocal.news/2026/10/bari...

#books #publicdomain #projectGutenberg
Baristanet Profile: Eric Hellman
Meet Montclair resident Eric Hellman, executive director of Project Gutenberg, who shares his favorite local spots, love of running and more.
montclairlocal.news
October 31, 2026 at 10:28 AM
respectfully.bsky.social
Newark women plod in snow to plea for food (c. 1920)

#1920s #photography #publicdomain

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/npco/item/89707007/
Newark women plod in snow to plea for food. Dated c. 1920. From the Library of Congress, National Photo Company.
October 31, 2026 at 1:50 AM
johnandersen777.bsky.social
The full @socialweb.computer stack is here: github.com/publicdomain...

You start bidders via the "Run a bidder section", first make sure to download: github.com/publicdomain...

You can launch agents from the webshell or CLI: shell.socialweb.computer
November 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
doctorow.pluralistic.net
Avatar publicdomainreview 6h 12:47 PM · 6 hours ago Book from 1911 showing that taking photos of cats and furnishing them with an amusing caption is far from being a phenomenon born with the internet. www.tumblr.com/publicdomain...
October 30, 2026 at 7:02 AM
respectfully.bsky.social
Threading the RCA Projector (1950)

#foundfootage #vintagefilm #publicdomain

https://archive.org/details/0414_Threading_the_R_C_A_Projector_00_07_14_00
October 28, 2026 at 3:09 AM
respectfully.bsky.social
11th & F, NW, Washington, D.C. (c. 1909-1932)

#1920s #photography #publicdomain

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/npco/item/2001706122/
11th & F, NW, Washington, D.C. Dated c. 1909-1932. From the Library of Congress, National Photo Company.
October 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
alocallocal.bsky.social
SONIC OC:

📺TOONVISION THE ENTERTAINER📺

This performer just showed up one day & stole show. Sometimes literally as she defeats villains other heroes fight, but with various styles & methods.

Sega owns Sonic.

#sonic #sonicoc #sonicocs #sonicfanart
#freetouse #opensource #publicdomain
#oc #ocs #art
November 1, 2026 at 11:49 AM
alocallocal.bsky.social
SONIC OC RECAP:

LUNARIS, SOLARIS' SOL COUNTERPART!

Sega owns Sonic.

#lunaris #darkness #dark #hero #heroes #🖤
#sonic #sonicoc #sonicocs #sonicfanart
#oc #ocs #originalcharacter #originalcharacters
#freetouse #publicdomain #opensource #art

Feel free to use this OC in any fanfic or original story.
October 30, 2026 at 12:38 AM
anterotesis.bsky.social
More c18th vols now freely viewable and #PublicDomain via Google Books:

Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, 1766:
books.google.co.uk/books?id=TnT...

The General Gazetteer, Or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary, 1786:
books.google.co.uk/books?id=jwt...
November 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM