19C American Women

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Photo Archives -- Little Girls That Could Be Me

I am not just posting these girls because they lived in the 19th century. I am fascinated by these photos, because I see myself, or at least a part of me, in each of these photos. I am waiting for my friends to write & agree.

From Chicago, Illinois

From Rochester, New York

Photographed by Charles Eberman of Lancaster Pennsylvania

Photographed by Charles Eberman of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Photographed by De Morats of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Photographed by Kellmers in Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Photographed by Dillon of Cincinnati, Ohio

Why blog & Share Digital Data?

On March 4, 2011, Emile de Bruijn of the National Trust in the UK, wrote on his blog "Treasure Hunt" of making history & art available to all: "Traditionally art history has been inherently elitist and exclusive, both socially and intellectually. Art tended to be commissioned by the upper classes. Connoisseurship was seen as a superior, refined skill and the products of art-historical scholarship were guarded almost as fiercely as the art itself."

On May 29, 1012, William Noel, now Director of Special Collections Center & Director of Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies. University of Pennsylvania, told The TED Blog, "...digital data is not a threat to real data, it’s just an advertisement that only increases the aura of the original, so there just doesn’t seem to be any point in putting restrictions on the data. There is the further fact that the data is funded by taxpayers’ money. So it didn’t seem fair to limit what taxpayers could do with the data that they paid for."

On February 7, 2017, Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced a new policy: all images of public-domain artworks in the Museum's collection are now available for free & unrestricted use. "We have been working toward the goal of sharing our images with the public for a number of years. Our comprehensive & diverse museum collection spans 5,000 years of world culture & our core mission is to be open & accessible for all who wish to study & enjoy the works of art in our care. Increasing access to the Museum’s collection & scholarship serves the interests & needs of our 21C audiences by offering new resources for creativity, knowledge, & ideas."

19C American Women

Friday, September 14, 2018

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Print Archives -- Women's Fashion

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Photo Archives - A Few More 19th-Century American Women in Hats

Friday, September 7, 2018

Photo Archives 19C American Millinery Creations

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Photo Archives -- Little Girls That Could Be Me