We may have gotten carried away with our baby animal research…
Just kidding–you clearly cannot have too many baby animals on a Friday afternoon!
We’re once again teaming up with @usnatarchives & co. for the #ArchivesHashtagParty and today’s theme is #ArchivesAnimals. Follow on Twitter and Instagram for even more animal adorableness.
These selections come from South Wood County Historical Museum via Recollection Wisconsin; Griffin Museum of Photography via Digital Commonwealth; Los Angeles Public Library via California Digital Library; US National Archives; USC Libraries; UMass Amherst Library via Digital Commonwealth; and Oklahoma Historical Society via OKHub.
Celebrate upcoming Earth Day by exploring the incredible diversity of the natural world through @biodivlibrary’s collections in DPLA!
These works come from the following publications and represent collections from @smithsonianlibraries, University of Connecticut Libraries, and the Field Museum.
Since the 19th century, it seems like people have always enjoyed funny animal photography!
Check out even more unique animal photos in today’s new “Unexpected” blog post.
On #WorldElephantDay, an Eadweard Muybridge animal locomotion photograph series of an elephant walking. Muybridge was famous for his motion studies throughout the late 1800s. He began his work with a photographic study of a racehorse, to determine if the horse trotted with all of its hooves off the ground. Muybridge set cameras along the edge of the race track, with the shutters set to go off as the horse passed, to see how its legs moved as it ran.
Later, Muybridge did similar locomotion studies on other wildlife (including elephants), as well as activities of human motion (like a long-jump or bike ride).
Source image courtesy of University of Southern California Libraries.
A dog that is too ready for his close-up, getting stuck in a vintage camera, ca. 1920s.
Learn more about the history of the camera in our newest exhibition, “In Focus: The Evolution of the Personal Camera.”
Source image courtesy of Boston Public Library via Digital Commonwealth. Copyright © Leslie Jones. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
Jenny the elephant types a message on a giant typewriter during the 1940 World’s Fair in New York City. (The typewriter was patented today in 1868.)
Source image from The New York Public Library.
As part of our weeklong celebration of children’s literature, every day we are featuring some classics and undiscovered favorites from the DPLA collection. Access to ebooks for youth is at the center of DPLA’s new partnership with President Obama. DPLA will work closely with the New York Public Library, First Book, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to help connect children to ebooks and libraries nationwide.
DPLA has some great resources for kids interested in science, too! Learn more with these great texts, Stories of Insect Life, Neighbors with Wings and Fins, and Some Others: For Young People and The Young Scientist’s Introduction to the Wetlands, from HathiTrust.
Peacocks, chickens, and floral garlands on May Day poles (and a little dog, too) – it must be spring!
Illustrations from the 1881 poetry book for children, Afternoon tea. By J. G. Sowerby and H. H. Emmerson. From New York Public Library via HathiTrust.
“Cat on the can, cat on the grass” photo series by Leslie Jones. So many questions, not enough answers. What was the photographer thinking? Why so much masking tape? Can cats really be toilet trained? And just, why?
What questions do you have?
All photographs copyright Leslie Jones and titled "Cat on the can, cat on the grass.“ 1934. Boston Public Library via Digital Commonwealth. Licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).