Recent Uploads: The Windy City and more
Posted by zyrcster in Recent UploadsRecent uploads from the Commons:
| The Field Museum in Chicago entered the Commons last week with a wealth of sets. Here are a few you shouldn’t miss, starting with the archives of their early years. |  Field Columbian Museum (1894-1920) |
| The museum opened in 1894, located in the Palace of Fine Arts building on the grounds of the World’s Columbian Exposition. |  1893 World’s Columbian Exposition |
| Colorful scenes from the Wildflower Preservation Society, Illinois Chapter, 1902. |  Flower Children |
| The Flickr Commons group loves animals, and the Field Museum does not disappoint! |  Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago |
| Timber! The Oregon State University Archives posts the Harold Frodsham Photograph Collection, including images of lumber mills in Oregon during Frodsham’s tour of mills in Oregon and northern California. |  The Harold Frodsham Collection Images of Oregon’s Mills |
| Like a good mystery? Then join the Powerhouse Museum on a Palmer Mystery Hike with photographer Thomas Lennon. |  Thomas Lennon Photographic Collection |
| Workers of the World Unite! Or at least do that on May Day. The Nationaal Archief brings us images of May Days past. |  1 mei / Labour Day |
| From the Brooklyn Museum, installation shots of Tavares Strachan’s The Distance Between What We Have and What We Want (Arctic Ice Project), 2004-08. A 2.5-ton block of ice from the Arctic! |  Arctic Ice Project Installation |
| The Library of Congress posts 50 more photos from the Bain News Service: baseball, diplomats and great mustaches! |  News in the 1910s |
| The Biblioteca de Arte–Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian always delights with their black and white architecture images. These are by Robert Chester Smith. |  Talha em Elvas, Portugal |
| They also have wonderful photographs by Smith of the beautiful Church of Our Lady of the Angels in Lisbon. |  Igreja dos Anjos, Lisboa, Portugal |
| Idyllic scenes of tranquil Lysekil, Sweden, from the Swedish National Heritage Board. |  Carl Curman – Sweden |
Tags: Bain News Service, Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Field Museum, Library of Congress, Nationaal Archief, Oregon State University Archives, Powerhouse Museum, Swedish National Heritage Board
May 5th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
The photo from Brooklyn Museum has all right reserved. A misstake or do they have a blended account?
May 5th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
They do indeed have a blended account.