indicommons » State Library of Queensland Australia http://www.indicommons.org Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:10:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Recent Uploads to the Commons http://www.indicommons.org/2010/03/09/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-14/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/03/09/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-14/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:08 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7850 Nationaal Archief, for International Women’s Day, released a housekeeping set – photos joyful and serious of women’s and men’s everyday routine.
Wasgoed wordt gemangeld / Laundry is being passed through the mangle
The DC Public Library has released a large group of photos by E.B. Thomson, including much in color.
In the White House
The Library of Congress’s Friday Bain Collection uploads includes athletes, men of business and politics, royalty, celebrities, battle sites … and a mine disaster in Cardiff, Wales.
Cardiff mine disaster
The National Maritime Museum has new photographs from the Portlands. London Lighterman
London Lighterman

The State Library of Queensland, Australia presents The Queenslander weekly newspaper
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, 5 March 1936
The National Library of Wales‘ recent uploads include the happiest women in Wales!
Newtown Ladies’ Bowling Team beat Welshpool ladies at Welshpool
The LSE Library celebrates … its librarians! (and the 1980s)
Archives Staff , Special Reading Room, 1991
Recent uploads from the State Library and Archives of Florida include a bit of metaphotography! Rodeo photographer Ralph Doubleday and his camera: Lakeland, Florida
Rodeo photographer Ralph Doubleday and his camera: Lakeland, Florida
Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian heads this month to the Praça dos Restauradores and Monte Claros, Lisbon … Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, Portugal
Praça dos Restauradores, Lisboa, Portugal
… while the Bibliothèque du Toulouse is in Cornusson.
Madame Cambe, Cornusson, 1884
The Oregon State University Archives continue their infrastructure trend, with dams and mills.
Mill at Orenco, Oregon
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]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2010/03/09/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-14/feed/ 0 Nina’s Trees across the Commons http://www.indicommons.org/2010/02/04/ninas-trees-across-the-commons/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/02/04/ninas-trees-across-the-commons/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:23:28 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7599 Nina Kuriloff is a New York-based painter whose selections from the Commons have enlivened our Best of the Commons posts recently. Many of our Across the Commons posts recently have drawn on her selections in themed topics in the Flickr Commons group, which this blog grew out of. This one, though, is special, because whether Nina knows it or not, many of the trees she’s discovered in the Commons, wherever they were found, echo her own paintings – Nina’s Trees:

Acacia tree and vegetation – Kenya, 1906
Field Museum
Large fig tree and native vine growing in the middle of sugar cane in the Logan district – Queensland, Australia, 1870
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Passaic River, below the falls (etching) – New Jersey, 1920
New York Public Library
Kembla fig tree – New South Wales, Australia, circa 1900
Powerhouse Museum
Baobab tree – Kenya, 1906
Field Museum
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The Swedish National Heritage Board has uploaded more of Carl Curman’s honeymoon photos, including another unidentified site in Spain.
Unidentified town, Spain
The Field Museum brings us new (to the Commons) photographs from British Guiana in the 1920s.
Two women with buckets seated at waterside
It’s fishing season at State Library and Archives of Florida – for big fish. Mr. John Hachmeister and Mrs. Earl Baum admiring a 1,200 lb manta ray caught by Forrest Walker
The Library of Congress’s Friday upload this week is a set of illustrated newspaper covers of 1910 – one hundred years ago.
How much can Gotham afford to give thirsty neighbors?
It’s winter in the Netherlands – time for winter sports at Nationaal Archief! Bobsleeën, skeleton / Bobsleigh, skeleton
LIGC ~ NLW brings us portraits and people outdoors from Wales, including a dog that’s far too happy for the shutter speed of the camera.
Girl with a dog, Llansanffraid [Glynceiriog?]
The National Maritime Museum has added videos to the Commons for the first time from its film archive, from almost the whole of the 20th century.
Before the Mast (date unknown)
The State Library of Queensland, Australia has a set of colourful postcards of Queensland.
Band Rotunda in Queen’s Park, Maryborough, ca. 1930
]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2010/02/02/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-10/feed/ 0 A belated Happy Commonsversary to the State Library of Queensland, Australia! http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/28/a-belated-happy-commonsversary-to-the-state-library-of-queensland-australia/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/28/a-belated-happy-commonsversary-to-the-state-library-of-queensland-australia/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:21:42 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7543 The State Library of Queensland, Australia, joined the Commons – appropriately — on Australia Day 2009, and it’s bookending photographs today might span only 1912 (uploaded today) to 1916 (uploaded just over one year ago), both its uploads and its participation in the Commons have been much broader.

Since the winter, in June 2009, the Library has added its Picture of the Week from the Picture Queensland home page to the Commons.
French journalist Henri Gilbert, Barcaldine, April 1900
There’s no surprise, I think, that the Library’s Bathing Beauties set is especially popular!
Beach beauties, ca. 1939
In December, the Library treated us all to its own rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas.
Seven swans a’ swimming (lead swan and a chorus of cygnets)
But the State Library of Queensland perhaps deserves our greatest affection for its set of Moustaches — contributed to the Commons not only in recognition of the cult following of Great Mustaches of the LOC, but in honour of Movember, the annual prostate-cancer awareness and fundraising movement that began in Australia. And while we hope that Movember may someday become unnecessary, we look forward to enjoying many more with the Library in the meantime.
W. Elliot
]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/28/a-belated-happy-commonsversary-to-the-state-library-of-queensland-australia/feed/ 0 Recent Uploads to the Commons http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/12/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-8/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/12/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-8/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:00:43 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7427 The Powerhouse Museum adds to the photographs of people in the Tom Lennon Collection.
Jack Keating’s wedding
From the Brooklyn Museum, we have more Suggestify-able Italian Churches.
S. Maria dei Miracoli, Venice, Italy.
Oregon State University Archives contributes People Doin’ Stuff … Through the Seasons. Yes, it’s all tagged “People Doin’ Stuff”!
Students testing soil fertility
Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian has added architectural and design photographs by Robert Chester Smith of Braga churches.
Sé de Braga, Portugal
The Library of Congress’s Friday, January 8th Bain collection upload of newspaper photos from the 1910s covers scandal, insurrection, death and destruction. And you wonder why the Friday uploads have their own following!
Revolucionarios – Haciendo – Fuezo – Propiedad Asezurada – Abril 10/911 Fot. I.H. (?)
The State Library of Queensland, Australia had a colourful week, with a new set of early-20th-century postcards
Sandgate beach and pier, Queensland
The Bergen Public Library has added an interesting portrait from 1846 to its Ole Bull set.
[Ole Bull, lithographic portrait]
]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/12/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-8/feed/ 0 Recent Uploads to the Commons http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/05/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-7/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/05/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-7/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:04:53 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7413 From Nationaal Archief, a set of remarkable — and often entertaining — inventions. I rather like the electrically heated jacket, myself. Amfibiefiets / Amphibious bicycle
The Swedish National Heritage Board continues to add to its Swedish scenes and ancient monuments sets.
Rune stone, Jursta, Södermanland, Sweden
The Brooklyn Museum has uploaded hundreds of photographs of Italian churches — a real treasure for the architectural historian! You can help map them using Suggestify, from any photo page.
S. Frediano, Lucca, Italy, 1895
The Smithsonian Institution add to its People and the Post set.
Unidentified rural letter carrier in his cold weather gear
In case you missed it over the holidays, here’s The twelve days of Christmas, from the State Library of Queensland, Australian
Two turtle doves (two turtles)
The Library of Congress ended the year with a fresh upload of illustrated newspaper covers.
Colonel Roosevelt charging up San Juan Hill
There are more aircraft photos and publicly produced short films from the State Library of Florida. Each film clip links to a full-length version of the film in the Florida archives.
Pilot Bill Lindley with his airplane
The Oregon State University Archives have fallen for waterfalls
Dry falls near Coulee City
The photostream of the Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkiancarving and wall art.
Igreja Paroquial de Matosinhos, Portugal
]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2010/01/05/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-7/feed/ 0 Recent Uploads to the Commons http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/16/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-6/ http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/16/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-6/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:03:35 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7378 The Smithsonian Institution has uploaded 58 prints — the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s entire collection — by Washington DC painter Gene Davis (1920-85)
Untitled, n.d.
You might not thing “sports” when you think “London School of Economics”, but these new LSE Library archival uploads will change that.
LSE Sports Day, Malden Sports Ground, c1920s
More in the LIGC ~ NLW collection of early photographs in their cases and frames
Man in bowler hat photographed in front of a carriage
The Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian celebrates cycling in Portugal
Prova de Ciclismo, Portugal
The National Maritime Museum is very maritime indeed, with a series of Alan Villiers’ photographs of the Parma and its crew
One of the crew using a sailmaker’s palm
The State Library of Queensland, Australia is wrapping for Christmas!
Red Cross workers packing Christmas presents for the Fighting Forces during World War II,

1942
The Swedish National Heritage Board continues to add to its sets of churches and antiquities
Viken Church, Skåne, Sweden
The Library of Congress’s December 11 Bain Collection uploads include New York City schoolchildren, athletes, and the funeral of Timothy D. Sullivan
Sullivan funeral – Bowery
Even as the Shuttle program winds down, the State Library and Archives of Florida celebrates Florida’s aviation history
Miami-Dade Junior College student pilot training in a DC-3 at the school of aviation
And please do join the Galt Museum & Archives at a tea!
Southminster United Church Men’s Club Tea
]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/16/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-6/feed/ 1 Recent Uploads to the Commons http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/09/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-5/ http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/09/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-5/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:15:25 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7356 The Brooklyn Museum has increased its Italian architecture collection – keep checking these sets for more!
Scala Minelli, Venice, Italy
From the LSE Library, more London School of Economic visitors — and photos from the school radio station, which opened in 1999.

Judge Jules at Pulse FM, 12 December 2003

They’re getting ready for Christmas at the State Library of Queensland, Australia.
Esplanade at Burleigh, Queensland, Christmas ca. 1932
The Library of Congress has uploaded a new set of
Illustrated Newspaper Supplement covers, from “Thibet” to Christmas.
View of the new bridge over the East River
The Powerhouse Museum brings us group portraits, a Christmas card, scenery — and one last man with a moustache.
View of man and woman with child on knee
The Swedish National Heritage Board continues to add to its ancient monuments collection and to upload new views of Sweden.
“Grave of Raval” at Logården, Karleby, Västergötland, Sweden
]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/09/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-5/feed/ 0 Recent Uploads to the Commons – Autumn 2009, round 2 http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/03/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-%e2%80%93-autumn-2009-round-216/ http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/03/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-%e2%80%93-autumn-2009-round-216/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:01:43 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7327 New this autumn (spring in the south of the world) from the National Maritime Museum: Many images of individual ships, and some as well of Naval College staff and of buildings in the area of London ports, with a scattering of other related photographs — all of it being aspects of the life of the Port of London and the River Thames.
Men gathered around a beacon in thick smog (1920s)
From the State Library of New South Wales, there are new Sam Hood photographs from places to eat and drink, of more Art Deco architecture and design, and of shops on all scales. There’s also plenty of beach life — a tease to us northerners whose winter is beginning!
Hotel Wellington bar, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood
The National Library of New Zealand’s recent uploads have celebrated Auckland at night in photographs by William Archer Price, have taken us to Antarctica with Herbert George Ponting , and have looked at the architecture of Wellington.
Herbert George Ponting and telephoto apparatus, Antarctica, January 1912
From the New York Public Library comes a generous celebration of baseball in New York and Philadelphia, a collection of colorful Hallowe’en postcards, and a set of historical images of people playing musical instruments .
[Banjo players.]
The State Library of Queensland marked the Australian-born Movember with a remarkable set of Moustaches — and marked the month as well with a set of often deeply moving photographs from the First World War, one of which marked Armistice Day on this blog.
W. Elliot (undated)
The Australian War Memorial marked Armistice Day with a welcome home kiss of many years ago.
A welcome home kiss, 1919
And Nationaal Archief is, as so often, entertaining as well as historically interesting, with an upload of autumn and winter fashion, just in time for the season (some years ago!). Aviation buffs will enjoy the set of “90 Years of Civil Aviation“.
Dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar showing one of his designs
]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2009/12/03/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-%e2%80%93-autumn-2009-round-216/feed/ 0 Some Corner of a Foreign Field http://www.indicommons.org/2009/11/11/some-corner-of-a-foreign-field/ http://www.indicommons.org/2009/11/11/some-corner-of-a-foreign-field/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:36:50 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=7178 Marking Armistice Day, around the world. We remember.

After the battle on the Menin Road, France, 1917
After the battle on the Menin Road, France, 1917
State Library of Queensland, Australia

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