Happy Commonsversary, National Media Museum!
Posted by Nina in ArticlesToday, we celebrate the one year anniversary of the National Media Museum’s induction into the Flickr Commons! The National Media Museum is located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. It is “devoted to film, photography, television, radio and the web.”
The National Photography Collection held at the Museum is one of the finest and most extensive anywhere in the world. It encompasses many significant groups of material, including the Science Museum’s Photography Collection, The Royal Photographic Society Collection, the holdings of the former Kodak Museum and the picture library of the former Daily Herald newspaper.
| Their most popular set on Flickr contains spirit photographs by William Hope. Hope was a medium who founded a group comprised of six spirit photographers known as the “Crewe Circle.” |  The spirit photographs of William Hope |
| When Hope was exposed as a fraudster, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle remained a loyal supporter of his. |  The spirit photographs of William Hope |
| Another popular set contains charming circular Kodak snapsnots from the late 1800s. The introduction of the Kodak camera revolutionized photography by virtue of how easy it suddenly became to capture memories. |  Kodak No.1 Circular Snapshot |
| A unique set of 20 photogravures from Peter Henry Emerson, again late 1800s, illustrates the rich historical archives that the NMeM shares through its Flickr photostream. |  Peter Henry Emerson – Images from ‘Pictures From Life in Field and Fen’ |
| Another beautiful photograph from this set demonstrates the power of the Commons; a commenter was able to supply location data for this image. |  Peter Henry Emerson – Images from ‘Pictures From Life in Field and Fen’ |
| Another favorite set includes images from Charles Darwin’s The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, a book we covered in detail earlier on this blog. |  Human Expressions |
| Last, a fun set they were inspired to create from an exhibit they held on anthromorphology!
The National Media Museum: diverse, humorous, and engaging. HAPPY COMMONSVERSARY! |
 Snapping Dogs |