The Library of Congress: Not just for Flickr anymore
Posted by Stephanie Fysh in NewsFans of the Library of Congress’s still photograph collections in Flickr’s Commons will be excited to hear that the LoC’s YouTube channel is now live, with film from late 19th century, in Edison’s own labs, until today. You can read about the project on the LoC’s blog — including about Flickr’s Commons as a model for ongoing institution participation.
One collection of videos that will prove especially interesting to archive-followers will be the Journeys and Crossings playlist of presentations by LoC staff. In this video — with strong connections to the LoC’s Commons collection on Flickr — Sheridan Harvey talks about the evolution of Rosie the Riveter and the lives of women workers in World War II:
Tags: Library of Congress, video

April 7th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
The LOC being able to present this videos via YouTube is a wonderful new resource. This story is of particular interest to me since my mom packed parachutes during WWII.
April 7th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
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