New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in October
As we pack away the ghosts and goblins of Halloween and prepare for Thanksgiving, let us give thanks: …to the Annisquam Historical Society for sharing a lovely sketch of the I Am Here schooner amongst its 86 historical documents. …to the Boston Public Library – and especially to the Leventhal Map Center – for continuing
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
Wellesley Free Library maps go high tech
The Swellesley Report of September 19, 2017 chronicled Wellesley Free Library’s addition of 19 local maps to the Digital Commonwealth – with a little help from the New England Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). The maps of Wellesley and surrounding communities span the years from 1853 to 1999. After NEDCC took high quality photos
New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in August
Strike up the band, fire the confetti cannon and release the balloons! Digital Commonwealth is celebrating the half million item mark. Thanks, in part, to the large and small collections below, Digital Commonwealth by the end of August was able to offer access to 529, 444 items. On August 23, you could commemorate the 90th anniversary