Special Christmas Dinners
Here are two photographs from the Digital Commonwealth of special Christmas dinners for people who would not be home for Christmas. This 1921 photograph by news photographer Leslie Jones and shows Arctic explorer Donald MacMillan loading his Christmas dinner onto the ship Bowdoin before sailing for the frozen North. It’s from the Leslie Jones Collection
Internet Archive Images on Flickr
Many of these books in the Internet Archive include photographs, pictures, maps and other images but since the books are treated primarily as text, there has never been an easy way to find them.
New Collections added to Digital Commonwealth in September and October
Check out all of the wonderful content now available in the collections added to the Digital Commonwealth since September! Atwood House Museum of the Chatham Historical Society Nautical Chart Collection of the Chatham Historical Society : 40 items Boston Public Library Charles C. Perkins (1823-1886) Collection : 36 items Charles H. Woodbury (1986-1940). Prints, Drawings,
October, 1942: National Scrap Metal Drive
During World War II, the United States government promoted scrap drives to reduce shortages in basic materials such as metal, rubber and paper. In September, 1942, the War Production Board announced that scrap metal was urgently needed, and promoted a National Scrap Metal Drive in October. For three Saturdays, there were local scrap drives were
Special Event with Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective
How well are people discovering and understanding the photographs in your digital collections? There are currently more than 100,000 photographs in Digital Commonwealth. How can you improve the chances of users finding the ones that are relevant to their research? Join the Digital Commonwealth at a special program called Enhancing Photograph Descriptions: Advice from the
New Collections Added to the Digital Commonwealth in July and August
These past two summer months, Digital Commonwealth has added some new collections. Check them out! Phillips Academy Andover Sidney R. Knafel Map Collection at Phillips Academy : 2 items added to existing collection Massachusetts Archives Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Works Photograph Collection : 92 items added to existing collection Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library Botanical Prints : 756