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Posted by: Jan Grenci
My latest Flickr album features a building that was once the tallest in the world, the Empire State Building. I particularly enjoy this photo, taken in 1933 by Theodor Horydczak. It shows the skyscraper on July 4th, from Fifth Avenue and East 41st Street: Ever wonder what was at the site of the Empire State …
Posted in: Architecture, Flickr, Photographs
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
For some, recreation is as much a part of holiday tradition as comfort food and relaxation. Explore images related to hiking in this blog post.
Posted in: Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Kate Fogle
On a recent trip to Norway’s capital, I kept my camera busy. History emanates from Oslo’s many sights, from its nearby stave church to its market squares, and a delight of my visit was considering the life of the city’s built landscape through images in the photographic holdings of the Prints & Photographs (P&P) Division. …
Posted in: Architecture
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Take a tour through sunsets in different time periods and countries, as well as expressed using different media such as photography and painting, all from the collections of the Prints & Photographs Division.
Posted in: Drawings, Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Jan Grenci
At the 1898 Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition held in Omaha, Nebraska, visitors could take a ride on a lagoon on a swan boat. I included a stereograph showing the swan boat in my latest Flickr album Stereographs of Fairs and Expositions: I’ve found more swan boats from other places and times in the varied holdings …
Posted in: Flickr, Photographs