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I've already grabbed a few for blogging purposes. ;)
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The New York Public Library just uploaded nearly 200,000 images you can use for free A nostalgist's dream come true The New York Public Library just released a treasure trove of digitized public domain images, featuring epic poetry from the 11th century to photographs of used car lots in Columbus, Ohio from the 1930s. Over 180,000 manuscripts, maps, photographs, sheet music, lithographs, postcards, and other images were released online Wednesday in incredibly high resolution, and are available to download using the library's user-friendly visualization tool. It's a nostalgist's dream come true. "No permission required, no hoops to jump through: just go forth and reuse!" writes Shana Kimball, manager of the library's public programs and outreach. It's a dizzying display. Casual users will likely have to wade through a surplus of mundane ephemera — Yiddish menus for vacation retreats in the Catskills, watercolors of Dutch military officers, 19th century stereoscopic images of the White House — before stumbling upon something truly unique, like these utterly delightful 18th century Indian color drawings. |
I've already grabbed a few for blogging purposes. ;)
NYPL puts 200K pics up on the web for free use