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Some Australian native plants for a sunny humpday: a Bottlebrush on the left and a Banksia on the right
Both are hand-coloured engravings from Curtis' botanical
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#HistoryHumpday: On March 25, 1911, 146 people perished in a fire that broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in NYC. Of those that died, 123 were young women who worked 12-hour days in the factory. The tragedy led to political action and improved labor & safety conditions.