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At the State Fair, across the Commons

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Across The Commons

While there’s still a bit of summer left in the United States, there’s still time to visit a state or county fair.

The Vermont State Fair, 1941

Library of Congress
The New York State Fair, 1918

Cornell University Library
The Oregon State Fair, 1912

Oregon State University Archives
The Florida State Fair, 1947

State Library and Archives of Florida
Garfield County Fair, Colorado, 1973

U.S. National Archives
Cheshire County Grange Fair, New Hamphire, 1892

Keene and Cheshire County (NH) Historical Photos

100 Years Ago Today: Joy and Money Go to the Seashore

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Today in the Commons
Pure joy is no respecter of purses at the seashore in the summer time

“Pure joy is no respecter of purses at the seashore in the summer time”
New-York Tribune illustrated supplement, August 28, 1910

Chronicling America (Library of Congress) (DLC) – lccn.loc.gov/2007618519

Lady Eastlake, by Hill and Adamson

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Across The Commons

… as found by Penny in two different Commons collections. David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson photographed Lady Eastlake in 1845, seemingly on different days.


George Eastman House

National Galleries of Scotland

Today in the Commons: August 2, 1899

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Today in the Commons
Various disabled ships, aground after the hurricane of 1899: Dog Island, Florida

Various disabled ships, aground after the hurricane of 1899: Dog Island, Florida

See more post-hurricane photographs taken this day in 1899, from the State Library and Archives of Florida.

Knitting Across the Commons

Posted by Penny in Across The Commons

It’s not hard to spot–the hands facing each other, close above the lap, each holding a needle. Maybe her attention is on the project; or maybe she doesn’t need to look. Sitting, standing, walking; old and young; there’s a whole lot of knitting going on across the Commons. (For a larger collection, check out the Knitting Across the Commons gallery.)

“Elderly woman, knitting”–clearly a formal portrait, but she’s not about to put down her knitting for the occasion. Oval framed portrait of older woman knitting
George Eastman House
“Mrs. Lewis, Y Borth at 84 Years Old”–notice that, in the time the shutter took to open and close, Mrs. Lewis was completely still except for her hands. Seated Welshwoman knitting in front of a door
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
“Herring girls, Scarborough, Yorkshire”–no idle hands for these herring girls, c1910; knitting is a time-honored way to make use of wait time. Two women knitting in a docks area
National Maritime Museum
“Breien in lagere school in woonwagenkamp”–two girls learning to knit in wartime Holland, 1941; commenters point out that the girls are knitting “English Style,” not “Continental Style”. two girls knitting at a school desk
Nationaal Archief
“Girls Knitting, 1918″–long before Barbies or Wiis, knitting served the purpose of a social activity for little friends, on a summer day in Ohio. four girls sitting on a step, knitting
UA Archives/Upper Arlington History

The Spirit of Summer

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Across The Commons

From a gallery by Spellbound Blog (jkramersmyth) in celebration of yesterday’s summer solstice …

Young boy fishing with his dog: Palm Beach County, Florida
State Library and Archives Florida
Three Generations of Oldlands Have Ranched on Piceance Creek. in the Summer They Move 15 Miles South to Their Cow Camp, and Their Cattle Graze on Higher Lands Owned by the Bureau of Land Management and Private Oil Companies Haying Crew at Work, 07/1973
U.S. National Archives
Atlantic City Beach
George Eastman House

Enjoy the rest of the Spirit of Summer gallery here!

Then and Now: Naples, Italy, and … ?

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Then and Now

Library of Congress: [Macaroni seller, Naples, Italy]

~Fussel~
THEN NOW

(Thanks, zyrcster!)

Rephotography, by and from Cornell

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Then and Now

grotesques

grotesques


Cornell University Library posted today in the Flickr Commons group Then and Now topic, letting us know that

One of our librarians has done an amazing set of “Rephotography” with the images in our A.D. White Architectural Photos collection.

And it is indeed! Enjoy this set from unionpearl.

Goodnight Moon Across the Commons

Posted by Penny in Across The Commons

Margaret Wise Brown was born 100 years ago this month (23 May 1910). A tribute, using images from the Flickr Commons.

In the great green room …
Smithsonian Institution
… there was a telephone …
Genevieve Clark (Lib. of Congress)
… and a red balloon …
L. Stevens (Lib. of Congress)
… and a picture of a cow …
Pauline (DC Public Library)
… jumping over the moon …
Margaret Ballardini & Fred Watson (State Lib. of NSW)
Are you already saying what comes next? See the full Gallery on Flickr!

Hands Across the Commons

Posted by Penny in Across The Commons

Hands are, uh, handy subjects–everyone has some nearby, right? And they’re an interesting shape. Some photographs of the hand at work, at play, under study and under a rodent, from the Flickr Commons. (Or come visit the gallery “Hands across the Commons” for fourteen handfuls of the same.)

Olifantsspitsmuis in Artis. Oppasser houdt muisje op de hand (a.k.a., an elephant shrew) hand holding a small rodent
Nationaal Archief
Library Appeal 1973 .
LSE Library
Women Bowling
George Eastman House
Moses Williams playing the diddley bow: Waverly, Florida hand holding bottle, playing strings
State Library and Archives of Florida
Untitled (from the 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Native Basketry program) hands weaving with colorful fiber
Smithsonian Institution