Flickr’s best-known meme may be Kitten, Baby, Sunset, Flower … We bring you oodles of them from across the Commons!

George Eastman House	Powerhouse Museum
KITTEN	BABY

Brooklyn Museum	State Archives of Florida
SUNSET	FLOWER

Again, with gusto!

Nationaal Archief	State Library of Queensland, Australia
KITTEH!	BABEH!

Oregon State University Archives	George Eastman House
SUNSET!	FLOWER!

Animals are a common theme in the Flickr Commons, and we’ve noticed some very magnetic images of them across the institutions. Always good for a laugh … Here are some of our favorites.

The absurdly camel version of Mr. Ed …

Field Museum

A flock of sheep frolicking …

Oregon State University Archives

A performing sitting bear …

Nationaal Archief

Man’s best friend …

Library of Congress

An interloper elephant …

State Library of New South Wales

… and thieving pelicans. (Their beaks can hold more than their bellies can!)

State Archives of Florida

What animals are you attracted to in the Commons?

Heard around the Commons:

• Archives sharing content in the digital age — The Australian War Memorial summarizes an online research project by the Nationaal Archief, Afscheid van Indië (Separation from Indonesia).
• Graduate Student Projects — Take a sneak peak at the next Flickr set from the George Eastman House.
• Also, check out their blog post, Exploring the Archive.
• 1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for June 2009: Nick Fortunato — Read about a fun project from the Brooklyn Museum.
• Arts of the Islamic World Reinstallation — A quick tour of the behind-the-scenes goings-on at the Brooklyn Museum [video].
• The Source: news about digital libraries and library innovations from around the web — This Friday’s collection of links from the National Library of New Zealand includes articles on copyright.
• What Katie Does — A design and craft blog that discusses the coolness of the Flickr Commons.
• The Collective Picture — A blog about old photographs which weaves stories around them.
• Free Family Fun at the Getty — A round-up of all the cool and free things families can do at the Getty Villa.
• The Library of Congress posts resources for you to learn all about Justice Sotomayor.
• Ghost Remains After Black Hole Eruption — More exciting adventures in outer space from the Smithsonian’s Chandra X-ray blog.
• All about Astronomy Visualization Metadata, also from the Chandra blog.
• Owney! A very cool video of Owney, the US Postal Service mascot … from the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum.
• Everyone into the White House Photo Pool! Nice summary from the Smithsonian Photography Initiative on being a photographer for the White House pool. Includes Flickr photos from the White House!
• The History of the John Oxley Library — Part Four — The State Library of Queensland, Australia, continues its series on its history in celebration of its 75th year.
• The D.C. Public Library Social Sciences division puts Flickr Commons images to use on the blog. Yay!
• A big shout-out to the ROTC from the Oregon State University Archives.

Go Visit!

30 & 31 May — Treeless Mountain is showing at the George Eastman House DrydenTheatre. “Director So Yong Kim’s second feature is a gentle and restrained semi-autobiographical account of two little girls, told from a child’s perspective.”

31 May – Last chance to apply for Rock Camp 2009 at the D.C. Public Library.

Algeria: French, Arab, North Africa, Sahara, mosques, Notre Dame, Albert Camus — A photo essay using Commons images of Algeria and the words of Camus.

I don’t know whether this world has a meaning that transcends it. But I know that I cannot know that meaning and that it is impossible for me just now to know it.

Getty Research Institute

Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us to die.

Brooklyn Museum

Gazing up at the dark sky spangled with its signs and stars, for the first time, the first, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe.

Getty Research Institute

All systems of morality are based on the idea that an action has consequences that legitimize or cancel it. A mind imbued with the absurd merely judges that those consequences must be considered calmly.

Nationaal Archief

Outside of that single fatality of death, everything, joy or happiness, is liberty.

Library of Congress

The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Brooklyn Museum

Recent 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

In solidarity, from the Nationaal Archief’s newly uploaded set 1 mei / Labour Day:

Stakende arbeiders / Striking workers, 29 september 1969.
Nationaal Archief: Spaarnestad Photo, SFA001002603

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Recent uploads from the Commons:

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Dutch Queen Juliana’s birth on April 30! The Nationaal Archief honors this occasion with a set of photos of this beloved queen.

Koningin Juliana, 100ste geboortedag

Last week, Australians and New Zealanders celebrated Anzac Day. The Australian War Memorial posts photographs of this year’s ceremonies in Canberra.

ANZAC Day, 2009

A timely Sam Hood Photo: 12,000 Australians died of the Spanish Flu outbreak in 1918-19.

Compulsory mask

The State Library of New South Wales honors International Book Day. Get your read on!

International Day of the Book, 23 April 2009

The Bibliothèque de Toulouse adds more bridges and aqueduct photographs from France.

Ponts et aqueducs

The State Archives of Florida informs us, In 1898 national attention focused on Florida as the Spanish-American War began. The port city of Tampa served as the primary staging area for U.S. troops bound for the war in Cuba.

Spanish American War from the Florida Shore

Enjoy more interior and architecture scenes from the Biblioteca de Arte–Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

Instituições bancárias

They’ve also posted a wonderful set of images of the Concelho de Vila do Conde in Portugal. Lots of possibilities for a Then and Now series!

Concelho de Vila do Conde, Portugal

Delve into more charming Carl Curman photographs, courtesy of the Swedish National Heritage Board.

Carl Curman – Sweden

Here are 50 new images from the Bain News Service at the Library of Congress’ photostream, featuring big ships, the London Bridge, and the charming Lady Constance Stewart Richardson.

News in the 1910s

See Installation shots of Tavares Strachan’s The Distance Between What We Have and Want We Want (Arctic Ice Project), 2004-08, at the Brooklyn Museum.

Arctic Ice Project Installation

Recent uploads from the Commons:

The Oregon State University Archives requests help in finding a cover image out of their collection for a book on the history of the U.S. Forest Service, by Gerald Williams! See newly uploaded photos from this collection in the OSU’s John Fletcher Ford set.

Gerald W. Williams Collection - John Fletcher Ford

Videos are an exciting first for the Commons! The State Archives of Florida has posted some nostalgic must-sees. Get out the popcorn! Florida also has newly uploaded polo photos.

Filming Florida

Get out your Easter bonnet and enjoy many Sam Hood photos from the State Library of New South Wales. Yes, the one with all the frills upon it!

Easter

Sun K. Kwak meets the Brooklyn Museum’s 1stFans! I hope she didn’t wrap them all up in tape.

1stFans

The Powerhouse Museum brings us the delightful images of Thomas Lennon, a Sydney photographer. Read about the mystery bush hikes!

Thomas Lennon Photographic Collection

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