Marquis Coffee Shop by Galt Museum & Archives on The Commons

Art From Books

Cara Barer Fine Art Photography

American Soldiers with Photographer by Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives

A True Girl of the West. by SMU Central University Libraries, Cornish, George Bancroft, 1906
Part Of: 101 Ranch and Burroum Ranch, Del Rio, Texas

Girl by river by SMU Central University Libraries Creator: Scott, Winfield Date: ca. 1895-1910
Part Of: Thomas Hudson Thatcher collection of Mexico and Texas photographs

Tehuana in baile costume by SMU Central University Libraries

The "Lone Star" Belle by SMU Central University Libraries

Man with long beard by SMU Central University Libraries

The cow-boy girl by SMU Central University Libraries

Woman holding typewriter ribbon at Royal Typewriter by SMU Central University Libraries

Worth a Thousand Words

I wanted to share a couple of my other blogs- well they're more collections of images. I love going through public archives. Many many pictures speak to me, so rather than having a zillion bookmarks in my Firefox browser, I figured I'd make my own picture album.

I love children and animals.  When I see pictures of children, I wonder what it is like to be in their shoes. I want to know what they think and feel.  Where do they live?  What does their bedroom look like?  How do they amuse themselves? I also like how fashion evolves through the years.

Animals are just cute, but my favorite are group pictures, maybe a vacation shot or a family portrait, with a dog sleeping off to the side or perched contentedly in someone's lap.  Those type of pictures make me smile.

Anyway, here they are:

Archived Children & Archived Animals

Colonel de Basil's Original Ballet Russe (Russian Ballet) season, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 1939-1940, / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection

Narrow streets, Naples, Italy (LOC) by The Library of Congress

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Film star Helen Twelvetrees, Rutland Gates, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, early 1936 / photograph by Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection

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Blizzard, the pup in Antarctica / photograph by Frank Hurley by State Library of New South Wales collection

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Girl in garden at Newhalem, 1938 by Seattle Municipal Archives

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Young lady and birdcages by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

In this image we can see a young lady stood on the steps of a traditional style wooden caravan. She's tending to a parrot in one of the birdcages.

The images have been selected from the Arthur J Fenwick collection of circus material.
Arthur James Fenwick (1878-1957) was a director of Fenwick's Department Store. In his personal life he was extremely interested in fairs and circuses, collecting historical material about them and building personal relationships with showmen who visited Newcastle. He was made a life member of the Showmen's Guild in 1944.

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Maree Austin washes up during the run of "White sheep of the family", 1953 by State Library of New South Wales collection

Margaret Barr's "Strange Children" [ballet], 1955