For us kids in Boston -

Stormy Weather - Nicholas Brothers

oldbookillustrations:

Felix wounded in the riot.

from Felix Holt, the radical vol. 2, by George Eliot, London, 1899.

(Source: archive.org)

We made this in 2008. It still makes me giggle. Plus, of course, a fitting post in honor of Esther.

Re-posting in honor of the passing of the great Esther Williams.

R.I.P.

life:

Esther Williams, the swimming champion who became the star of MGM’s “aqua musicals” in the 1940s and 1950s, has died at 91.

Here, a look back at her glamorous career. (with never-before-seen LIFE images)

(Edward Clark—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Always been a fan. R.I.P.