Friday, November 28, 2008

Leodis


Image shows the front view of Louis Le Prince's 16 lens camera built in 1887. To see a film clip produced with this camera go here.





A photographic history of Leeds. Link…

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Depression Art











In the 1930s the US Treasury Department funded a Public Works of Art Project to support artists. Link…

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Mississippi Buster Brown













Kids photographed in Buster Brown style at the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive. Link…

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

David Douglas Duncan






A selection from the 'World of Islam' gallery. Link…

Friday, November 21, 2008

Tarsius pumilus






The rediscovery of this species is great news. The American Museum of Natural History has an interesting paper documenting the characteristics of the pygmy tarsier. Link…

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Ebrû









Sheikh İbrahim Edhem Efendi was known as 'Hezarfen' or 'master of 1000 trades'. A list of his skills includes carpentry, woodcarving, founding, printing, weaving and archery. In addition, he was a blacksmith, lathesman, calligrapher and a master of Ebrû. As well as being 'the first Ottoman to cast a lead pipe', he also taught 'making of umbrella handles to the poor'. Link…

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Catena











Digital Archive of Historic Gardens and Landscapes. Link…