Boston Public Library on Flickr

::: Sarah Wyman Whitman Bindings collection from Boston Public Library’s Flickr site :::

Following the example of the Library of Congress, Boston Public Library has begun their own Flickr project. It includes works from their special collections (including their print and rare books collections), and is well worth a look! Even better — it looks like all of the images can be used freely with proper attribution. To be sure, just check out the licensing information in each record (found under “Additional Information” in the image below).

::: Food rationing poster from Boston Public Library’s Flickr site :::

The scrapbooks of William Tupper Vaughn (which include photos of his travels to Egypt in the 1890s), war posters, and book arts collections are just a few of the jewels you’ll find on BPL’s Flickr site. The large images are large enough to be added as personal images to DUVAGA (just be sure you attribute properly — in most cases a comment in the “description” field stating where the image came from should suffice). Do you need help adding personal images? See page 5 of the DUVAGA user guide, available in the “About” section of the website, or stop by anytime for a demonstration.

::: The Great Pyramid of Cheops, from William Tupper Vaughn’s Scrapbook Collection at the Boston Public Library’s Flickr site :::