Adelbert Ames Photo: Library of Congress
Smithsonian magazine has a slideshow of “The Best Facial Hair in the Civil War.” This sort of grooming wouldn’t fly in today’s military, but it makes for interesting viewing.
Posts Tagged 'Library of Congress'
Looking Back at Civil War Facial Hair
Published May 26, 2011 Photography 21 CommentsTags: Civil War, facial hair, Library of Congress
The Great Depression In Color
Published May 23, 2011 Photography 2 CommentsTags: color photos, Great Depression, Library of Congress
The Daily Mail has an interesting selection of rare color images from the Library of Congress’ Great Depression collection
Happy July 4th
Published July 4, 2010 Photographers' Rights Leave a CommentTags: July 4th, Library of Congress, parade
Photo: The Library of Congress
The United States is the only country with a known birthday. – James G. Blaine
Library of Congress Archive on Flickr
Published January 30, 2009 Photographers' Rights Leave a CommentTags: Flickr, Library of Congress
Grand Grocery Co. in Lincoln, Neb. by John Vachon, 1942
Remember the days when apples were 25 cents for 4 lbs.? Neither do I.
In January of 2008 The Library of Congress debuted a portion of its photo archive on Flickr. The response to the few thousand images has been overwhelming, with about 500,000 page views a month and thousands of comments and tags added by users. It was intended as an experiment to get more information about the images, as well as build awareness about them. It’s achieved both.
Interestingly, there are no copyright restrictions on any of the photos, so people are welcome to use or distribute them as they wish (according to the FAQ). The LOC does have plans to add more collections to Flickr and recommend you leave them a comment if you have a suggestion.
