There’s a trend in prominent museums and archives around the world toward increasing online access to the contents of their collections. I’ve written recently about Yale University and the National Archives working on similar open access projects, and now I bring you news of the New York Public Library, which last week released more than 180,000 historic photographs, many of which date from the Farm Security Administration’s tenure in the 1930s and 1940s. Because the FSA images are included, that means we now have access to high-resolution downloads of public domain photographs from such iconic photographers as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and even one image by Gordon Parks. For anyone who’d like to lose hours of their day browsing a collection of amazing historical photographs, follow the link below. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/e5462600-c5d9-012f-a6a3-58d385a7bc34#/?tab=about
William Sawalich in Digital Photo Magazine's blog (source: http://www.dpmag.com/blog/another-treasure-trove-of-historic-imagest):On a side note, I couldn't help noticing the rich, warm blacks and perfectly controlled highlights in the article's opening photograph. Just a reminder how a b&w print from film can look great.
...FYI: when you click on the first link remove the last "t" and it will work...
