LoC photo Archive
This is very cool. The (US) Library of Congress has started a flickr account which currently contains 3000 photos from its archives. Some extremely cool and interesting images here. They’ve left them as common use - so there are no copyright restrictions - and are encouraging people to add their own tags and any identifying information they can. Have spent a while browsing round the pics this morning, the 1940’s in colour set has some breathtaking images. Pic shown was taken in 1940, Pietown, New Mexico.
Pietown sounds very Suessian don’t you think?
You’re right–this is incredibly cool. I could look at these all day.
Comment by Brian — January 19, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
Yay for the Library of Congress! I found a bunch of pictures of African Americans during WWII, and it just gave me a sense of the mood and the people in the historical piece I was working on. I love looking at the work of Dorthea Lange and the old Life magazines, too.
Comment by TadMack — January 20, 2008 @ 10:31 am