The New York City Department of Records has spent
the last four years
digitizing hundreds of thousands of images in its photo archive, which
stretches back to the 1880s. That project is still underway, but
beginning today the archive is
open to the public for (mostly) free use. Amazing.
The
Online Gallery provides free and open research access to over 800,000
items digitized from the Municipal Archives’ collections, including
photographs, maps, motion-pictures and audio recordings. The holdings
are arranged by collection; or you may search “All Collections” by
keyword or any of the advanced search criteria. Patrons may order
prints or digital files, and license images or film clips for commercial
use.
At this writing the archive, understandably, is groaning under the weight of today's announcement. For now you can see a
small sampling at
Gothamist.
Reposted from Joe
The New York City Department of Records has spent the last four years
digitizing hundreds of thousands of images in its photo archive, which
stretches back to the 1880s. That project is still underway, but
beginning today the archive is open to the public for (mostly) free use. Amazing.
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