The Library of Congress flickr photo stream

[dan m]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

Yes, really.


Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr


Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm. Cimarron County, Oklahoma (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr

Unfortunately people seem to like to put little squares all over the photos.

 

[dan m]

[Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947] (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr


[Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947] (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr

 

[dan m]

A few more from the 1600 Gottlieb Jazz Photos:


[Portrait of Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, and Max Roach, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947] (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr


[Portrait of Billie Holiday, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Feb. 1947] (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr

 

[Joe P]

Great find, Dan.

Joe

 

[dan m]

Simply amazing collection, Joe. A nice way to spend a lunch hour. Found a photo of SSB's next camera:


[Germany Schaefer, Washington AL (baseball)] (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr

 

[Paulicus]

The pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition - the expression on that woman's face in the first photo doesn't need words - a life of hardship!