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Derangement and Description
This product not available in stores! We’re always interested in seeing what people are doing with Commons photos. And we are, obviously, big fans of archivists of all kinds. So what could be better...
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Remix: Going Somewhere?
Penny Richards gets Aviatrix Lores Bonney ready for journeys on much larger, faster planes. State Library of Queensland, Australia pennyrichardsca ORIGINAL REMIX
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August 26: Women’s Equality Day
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, recognizing the right of women to vote. In 1971, Congress passed a resolution declaring August 26 “Women’s Equality Day.”...
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100 Years of Girl Scouting
On 12 March 1912, Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop, in Savannah, Georgia, with eighteen girls attending. In a century of fun, learning, and service, of course the Girl Scouts...
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April 2: Eugen Sandow (1867-1925)
B. J. Falk Eugen Sandow, ca. 1895 George Eastman House: 1982:0816:0001 Eugen Sandow, “The Father of Modern Body Building,” was born 2 April 1867, as Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, in Königsberg, Prussia.
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Titanic 1912: Faces in the Commons
On 15 April 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and quickly sunk, with many lost lives. The event catches many of the Commons collections at their richest, so it’s no surprise that the Titanic can be...
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April 23: Shakespeare, Across the Commons
Today marks the traditional birthday (and definite deathday) of William Shakespeare, who was baptized April 26, 1564, and died April 23, 1616. Any Shakespeare-related content in the Commons? Of course...
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Eponyms: Names, Faces, Menus
Ever wonder why food is named the way it is? The Commons has some answers… Queen Margherita turned up in this week’s Library of Congress uploads to Flickr Commons. She’s the eponym of the “margherita...
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Year of the Snake, Commons-style
Some serious snakes slithering through the Commons… Reptilian Fabric, 1887 National Archives UK Harmless Bull Snake, 1972 US National Archives Sideshow Attraction, State Fair of Texas, 1985 SMU Central...
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One of my favorite times of year in Flickr Commons is March, when the Smithsonian rolls out more wonderful images from the collection of portraits of women scientists. This is their fifth year running,...
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