indicommons http://www.indicommons.org Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:26:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 indicommonshttp://feedburner.google.com The three trees http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/indicommons/~3/XlWUgRXDTA8/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/09/04/the-three-trees/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:26:56 +0000 Nina http://www.indicommons.org/?p=8487 The three trees (LOC)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
The three trees (LOC), [1643]
Library of Congress: FP – XVII – R385, no. 212

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]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2010/09/04/the-three-trees/feed/ 0 http://www.indicommons.org/2010/09/04/the-three-trees/ At the State Fair, across the Commons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/indicommons/~3/Vx8LbPANqYE/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/09/02/at-the-state-fair-across-the-commons/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30:17 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=8678 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
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]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2010/09/01/its-ask-a-curator-day/feed/ 0 http://www.indicommons.org/2010/09/01/its-ask-a-curator-day/ Recent Uploads to the Commons: Summertime http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/indicommons/~3/EGyew0pwa1c/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/08/31/recent-uploads-to-the-commons-summertime/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:38 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=8673 This week, eat out with the Nationaal Archief.
Automatiek / Automat for snacks
Or keep company through the dog days with the State Library of Florida.
Jesse Messmore Dakin petting dog while cat sleeps by piano in the living room at the Racimo Plantation
Feel the music of new jazz set uploads from the Library of Congress.
[Portrait of Buddy De Franco, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947]
Go to the Expo with the Biblioteca de Arte-Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Exposição do Mundo Português, Lisboa, 1940
Take a hike with the Center for Jewish History.
Blau-Weiss hikers with instruments
Tour Lockhart State Park with the Texas State Archives.
Lockhart State Park – Combination Building – SP51_061
Visit New Orleans with the SMU Central University Libraries.
[New Orleans dock, lower left, with the French Quarter and the Saint Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square lower right]
Or get married with the National Library of Wales!
Wedding group
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NASA Deputy Administrator Robert Seamans, von Braun and President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral

Join us in welcoming NASA to its newest outreach post on the Internet: the Commons on Flickr.

NASA joins the Commons with three sets of historical images. NASA Center Namesakes present the people behind the names of NASA’s field centers, with a wealth of biographical information as well. Building NASA takes us behind the scenes of the construction of NASA’s unique facilities. And Launch/Takeoff highlights the moments that have thrilled us all who have watched NASA from outside over the years.

]]> http://www.indicommons.org/2010/08/30/new-to-the-commons-nasa/feed/ 0 http://www.indicommons.org/2010/08/30/new-to-the-commons-nasa/ 100 Years Ago Today: Joy and Money Go to the Seashore http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/indicommons/~3/r_CM52xsy9Y/ http://www.indicommons.org/2010/08/28/100-years-ago-today-joy-and-money-go-to-the-seashore/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:38:06 +0000 Stephanie Fysh http://www.indicommons.org/?p=8631
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

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creator: William P. Gottlieb
[Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946]
Library of Congress: LC-GLB23- 0287

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Chuckanut Drive near Bellingham, Washington
Across the continent, the Nantucket Historical Association posts its views … in colour, from the Congregational Church tower in 1968.
View from the Congregational Church tower, showing Brant Point
The views from the Powerhouse Museum are plentiful! 239 new images in all representing the broad range of the Powerhouse’s Tyrrell collection.
Excelsior
The view from Oregon State University is international in scope, with new lantern slides and lecture-booklet photos from Niaraga Falls to the Middle East and more.
Water Carriers, Nile
The Brooklyn Museum’s cathedral-focused gaze turns from Italy to France.
Church of St. Quentin, St. Quentin, France, 1903.
The Swedish National Heritage Board’s new views are of Spain and Sweden.
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Västergötland, Sweden
The view from the Biblioteca de Arte da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkia sweeps Portugal.
Estrada Marginal Lisboa – Estoril, Portugal
SMU Central University Libraries bring us both the view and the professional viewer.
[The Hindenburg]
While the Smithsonian looks around closer to home, in and around Washington, D.C., on a tour with Martin Gruber.
Chain Bridge
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George Eastman House
National Galleries of Scotland
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Nine months ago, we released Indicommons for iPhone® and iPod touch® as a great way to keep up with the Commons wherever you were — allowing you to browse through the various Commons collections or to search within the Commons for something specific. We’re pleased to announce today a major upgrade to the Indicommons app to provide full iPad support. With its 9.7-inch screen, the iPad is a truly superb way to look through the Commons.

With the app, you can not only read the latest blog entries from us here at Indicommons, but you can also directly access the wealth of photos held within the Commons — right from your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Whether you just want to casually browse through the various photo sets belonging to each member institution or search for photos across the whole of the Flickr Commons, the Indicommons app makes it easy for you to find whatever you are looking for.

If you have a Flickr account, you can add tags and comments to Commons photos directly from the app, and if you find a photo that you particularly like, you can quickly and easily add it to your favourites on Flickr. New in this version of the app is the ability to build up Flickr Galleries containing your favourite Commons photos, allowing you to share your own view of the best of the Commons.

Indicommons for iPad and iPhone is a free download and is available on the App Store℠ (show in iTunes®). The app requires an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch running OS 3.1.3 or later and an internet connection.

Available on the App Store

If you have an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, download the Indicommons app today and give it a whirl! And if you have any feedback on the app, please do let us know what you think, here or in the Flickr Commons group.

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