Author: Patricia Feeley
A Closer Look: “The Devil” will smile
Written by Patricia Feeley, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Boston Public Library This eerie optical illusion postcard (left) comes from the Fall River Public Library’s Historic Postcards, c. 1880-1970 collection. It advertises a production of Ferenc (Franz) Molnar’s play, The Devil. With Halloween coming up, I think it deserves A Closer Look. The title leads us to see the…
New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in September
Just in time for Armenian Independence Day on September 21, Project SAVE Archives Banquet and Panoramic Photo Collection added 222 items to Digital Commonwealth – including the nearby photo of the World Armenian Congress held at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The place was packed! I honestly don’t know how those people got served. In addition,…
Historic Newton’s Early Photograph Collection
Written by Patricia Feeley, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Boston Public Library Historic Newton’s Early Photograph Collection has something for everyone who loves photographs: daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes, hand painted miniature portraits and cartes de visite. You can see the fashionable cases of the day as well. Many of Newton’s historically prominent families are included. The poses struck…