Despite criticism of flickr’s semi recent redesign, I remain loyal to this content management system for the access it provides to historic image archives. Flickr Commons provides one search access to some terrific image collections including the the Library of Congress and the Stockholm Transport Museum. While I prefer to browse the pages of vintage …
Tag: archival expedition
Archival Geographie
Obsolete Geography lessons from 1933 (via the incomparable Pillpat print ephemera collection).
Shopping from the Antarctic
It may be the first day of Spring but I’m in no mood to wear warm weather clothing. Wet, chilly conditions in Eugene have driven me back to my mid-winter wardrobe of anoraks and heavy woolens. I’m going to shop from the State Library of New South Wales Australian Antarctic Territory collection for additional sledging …
Archival Parkas
Since I live in the wet Pacific Northwest, my idea of winter outerwear is a waxed cotton or tin cloth jacket. I’ll add a supplemental wool vest or quilted jacket if temps drop below 40. For readers shopping from ice pack climes, I offer some expedition grade parkas from the past and present. First Australasian …