There ’s a new Flickr story calledInternet Archive Book Images . These are publicdomain images from booksthat have been digitized for descendants .
So far , there are about 2.6 million images to surf , with more being added every day . That fathom like a lot to take in , but the score is searchable . I thought it would be fun to enrol some search terms to see what total up .
politico : This old comicsays more about economics and capitalism than about any fussy politician . It ’s from a 1912 issue ofBaltimore and Ohio employee magazine .
Airplane : According tothe Flickr page , this immense airplane picture is from an 1890 issue ofThe literary digest . I imagine there may have been a error in the appointment , because the come with text articulate ,
sexual practice : I had to express mirth atthis image . There is plenty to see under this search terminus , but right in the centre is an illustration about how to foreclose streak patrons from groping the waitresses . It ’s from the 1905 French bookImages galantes et esprit de l’etranger : Berlin , Munich , Vienne , Turin , Londres .
drug : I could n’t get past thisillustrationof drinking chocolate louse cake . It ’s from the 1889 bulk ofThe Canadian apothecary . They purportedly check Calomel , Jalap , and Santonine . Since coffee is not cite as an ingredient , you have to wonder whether they contain either chocolate or worms , or both .
College : decent at the top of the hunting ensue isa drawingthat contrast the “ eggheads ” and the “ jocks . ” The dichotomy has been around a long time . This is from theHaverford College Athletic Annual and 1900 Class bookof 1900 .
holiday : It has nothing to do with a vacation , but that ’s where I foundthis pictureof something to eat . It was included in the 1896 publicationThe Boston Cooking School cartridge clip of culinary science and domestic economic science . The description reads :
Why would you want to mask a chicken ? This sounds like everything for dinner party pile on one plate .
Cat : Thisalarming imagecomes from a volume identified asGoethe ’s works . The man with the computed axial tomography between his stage is a priest .
Education : The act of render to satiate our heads with things . This illustrationis from the 1872 bookEducation : its elementary principle , founded on the nature of man .
Cowboy : Under this search term , a photographof the cleaning woman of the University of Wyoming add up up . They are from the 1911 edition ofWyo , the school day ’s yearly . This was taken on Washington ’s Birthday , at a late Valentine ’s Day terpsichore . The term “ cowhand ” was from a premature picture .
genial dental floss : The imagethat came up is from the 1905 bookFancy work for pleasure and profit . That ’s a pleasant image .
I could do this all sidereal day . If you find yourself searching throughInternet Archive Book Images , dress yourself a prison term limit or you might find it hard to stop .
