Just last month we reported that the British Library had posted more than a million images on Flickr Commons. But did you know that more than 75 libraries, archives, and museums participate in Flickr Commons by posting objects from their photography archives with no known copyright restrictions. This has translated to over 1.25 million images to…
Dubbing it “a million first steps,” the British Library announced they’ve posted over 1,000,000 images (1,019,991 to be precise) on their Flickr Commons account. As per the press release, these images are “for anyone to use, remix and repurpose. These images were taken from the pages of 17th, 18th and 19th century books digitised by Microsoft…
If you are interested in early 20th century Moscow, there is a collection of historic photographs recently posted on Flickr. These previously unpublished photographs were taken by the poster’s great grandfather while on a trip to the Russian city in 1909. The images are a part of cranewoods.com’s photostream and can be viewed by everyone;…
Vintage advertisements are a great way to make a point about progress, illustrate certain design aesthetics, or just to have a laugh. Here are some good sites with compilations of old advertisements; you can also find a lot just by Googling. Vintage Ad Browser – thousands of ads, organized by subject and decade Vintage ads…
Steve Tatum, Visual Resources Curator at Virginia Tech, has taken some beautiful and instructional images of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, the president’s personal retreat near Forest, VA, and has uploaded them on Flickr. The estate, begun 1805 or 1806, is being extensively restored in the same order that Jefferson built it. These photos show the…
The largest hoard of gold found in England, approximately 1,500 pieces, was recently discovered on a farm in Staffordshire by a man with a metal detector. The pieces are in excellent condition, and many are heavily decorated and inscribed. Read the article on the BBC website which includes slideshows and video, or visit The Staffordshire…