Category: Closer Look
A Closer Look: Rope pull, undated
Written by Patricia Feeley, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Boston Public Library The handwritten caption on this photo states, “Taken Ropepull day Sept. 18, 1895”. I don’t know if these mostly cheerful, mostly young men are rope pullers (tug of warriors?) or spectators. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst simply calls it, “Rope pull, undated”. I was originally…
A Closer Look: La Baleine d’Ostende
Written by Patricia Feeley, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Boston Public Library Some images beg for a closer look. At first glance, this is a sad scene of a beached whale being inspected by curious onlookers. However, the caption reads, “La Baleine d’Ostende/Visitee par l’Elephant, la Giraffe les Osages et les Chinois.” Elephant? Giraffe? What exactly is going…