Recent Uploads to The Commons on Flickr
Posted by zyrcster in Recent UploadsWe’ve been remiss in pointing out all the delectable new offerings in The Commons as our focus has been on events the institutions have held or celebrated. So, this week’s look at recent uploads contains a wealth of material waiting to be crowdsourced!
| Beautiful Lisbon, Portugal, from the Estúdio Horácio Novais in the Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian’ collection.
Won’t you please help tag these phenomenal images in the language of your choice? |
 Lisboa: perspectivas gerais e parciais |
| They’ve also added some fun advertisements from yesteryear! |  Publicidade |
| The Bibliothèque de Toulouse, also needs your help tagging photos. Try the new photos they’ve added to this dandy set of transportation – on the road in France! |  Sur la route (automobiles, charrettes, bicyclettes…) |
| Visit some stunning gardens courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution! These historic glass lantern slides of gardens dated from the 1920s and 1930s, considered a “golden era” for gardens in America’s history. | ![[Morningside] [slide]: vaulted arbor in foreground with stairs leading up to gazebo](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2503/3953273826_d13693411e_m.jpg) Archives of American Gardens |
| View 3 African expeditions in this marvelous set from The Field Museum Library. This is a must-see collection which includes some real prizes by the renowned Louis Agassiz Fuertes. |  Africa Expeditions |
| The National Library of Wales presents some period sepia portraits from John Dillwyn Llewellyn and his family. A real treasure. |  Ffotograffiaeth Gynnar Abertawe / Early Swansea Photography |
| Babe Ruth, Casey Stengel and more are featured in the Library of Congress’s ode to America’s national pastime. Just in time for the pennant races. Those damn yankees, why can’t we beat ‘em? They also uploaded a slew of baseball photographs from the Bain News Service, too. |  Baseball Americana |
| The Powerhouse Museum also adds to two of their sets, images from Tom Lennon and Tyrell Collections. The big band era is in full swing here. |  Tom Lennon and Tyrell Photographic Collections |
| The State Library of New South Wales gets fancy with a pair of risque dancers! |  [set name goes here] |
| The Oregon State University Archives gets credit for most utilitarian set name with these cool photos of people doin’ their thing. Photographs by Herman Theodore Bohlman. |  People doing stuff in the Herman Bohlman Collection |
| Get your flight on with these historical images of Florida aviation from the State Library and Archives of Florida. |  Florida Flights of Fancy |
| The State Library of Queensland, Australia, dishes up a feast of good harvests to celebrate their state’s 150th birthday. Dinner time! |  At our Table |
| See more ruins and ancient monuments, from the Swedish National Heritage Board. |  Ancient monuments |
| You know the Galt Museum & Archives in Canada recently joined The Commons, eh? Check our this set of one of their curator’s favorites. Fun stuff – especially as Halloween draws near. |  Belinda’s Favourites |
Tags: Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Bibliothèque de Toulouse, Field Museum, Galt Museum & Archives, Library of Congress, National Library of Wales, Oregon State University Archives, Powerhouse Museum, Smithsonian Institution, State Library and Archives of Florida, State Library of New South Wales, State Library of Queensland Australia, Swedish National Heritage Board