Flickr The Commons
The meaning I find for photos from art and history institutions in The Commons on Flickr.
Indianapolis Then and Now,
September 2, 2009
Then, domestic terrorists bomb a library and stand trial. Now, tranquil city scenes.
Indicommons: Traveling Photography,
July 30, 2009
Recycling historic tourist scenes in Japan.
Land Ho on the Walter A. Luckenbach,
January 15, 2009
Virginia medics arrive home from The Great War.
Asakusa's Shifty Pagoda,
January 14, 2009
Tokyo's famous temple bends space-time.
100 Years of Scenic Japan,
January 12, 2009
Five steps to finding Now & Then photos on Flickr.
Blarney and Donegal in Chicago,
January 12, 2009
Finding the Irish Village at the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
Bloody Vegas Boxing,
January 6, 2009
Police break up the July 4th, 1912 heavyweight championship. Now with video!
When Jersey Was Beautiful,
January 5, 2009
Five hours to identify a hundred-year-old photo's time taken within an hour, place taken within twenty yards.
Murderer Seen from Ferris Wheel,
January 4, 2009
Could Starks Lewis see America's first modern serial killer in 1893?
Meiji Maru Beached in Tokyo Bay,
January 3, 2009
What typhoon tossed her most maliciously?
Ginza, portrait of lost Tokyo,
January 1, 2009
Urban planning experiment in 19th century Tokyo.
Japanese Ballers Parade NY 1911,
January 1, 2009
What was the Waseda baseball team doing 7000 miles from home?
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