Behold the Very First Color Photograph (1861): Taken by Scottish Physicist & Poet James Clerk Maxwell

[ad_1] Since its ancient ori­gins as the cam­era obscu­ra, the pho­to­graph­ic cam­era has always mim­ic­ked the human eye, allow­ing light to enter an aper­ture, then pro­ject­ing an image upside down. Renais­sance artists relied on the cam­era obscu­ra to sharp­en their own visu­al per­spec­tives. But it wasn’t until photography—the abil­i­ty to repro­duce the obscu­ra’s images—that the … Read more

Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library

[ad_1] Senator Padilla explained the designation in a statement to KQED: “The Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,” Padilla said in a statement to KQED. “The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, … Read more

A summer journey to Brazil by Alice R. Humphrey

[ad_1] Author Humphrey, Alice R. LoC No. 01030680 Title A summer journey to Brazil Original Publication New York: Bonnell, Silver & Co., 1900. Credits Alan, The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Language English LoC Class F2501: Latin America local history: Brazil … Read more

Tim Burton Visits a Paris Video Store & Talks About His Favorite Movies

[ad_1] Tim Bur­ton grew up watch­ing Japan­ese mon­ster movies in Bur­bank, which must explain a good deal about his artis­tic sen­si­bil­i­ty. It seems to be for that rea­son, in any case, that the new Kon­bi­ni “VidĂ©o Club” episode above takes him first to the Asian cin­e­ma sec­tion of JM VidĂ©o, one of Paris’ last two … Read more

IFLA Signs Statement Supporting Digital Rights of Memory Institutions

[ad_1] The global campaign to secure digital rights for libraries and memory institutions just gained a powerful new ally. As explained in a post by Beatrice Murch of Internet Archive Europe, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)—the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services—has signed the Statement on … Read more

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