Library of Congress COLOR Pics from 30s/40s on Flickr

[eniksleestack]

Apparently the Library of Congress has released a large set of their color pictures from the Great Depression and World War Two eras. Here are just two of some of the amazing photos they have listed:

Rosie the Riveter working on Vultee Vengeance dive bombers in 1943

Flight instructors at Meacham Field in Texas in 1942

Their set is fantastic for costumes, hair styles, and history gazers! Check it out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/

 

[Corto]

Whoa! GREAT FIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm teaching 10th grade US History this semester.
This stuff'll really help the students connect with the Depression/New Deal/WWII unit.
Thanks!

 

[eniksleestack]

Yeah, the color is so lively it seems like it was taken yesterday. The students might be able to identify with people in them better. B&W is beautiful, don't get me wrong, but it has a sort of distancing effect.

 

[ShooShooBaby]

these are fantastic! some on the last page were even taken at the plant my grandma worked at during WWII. too bad i have no idea what she looked like then...

 

[ukali1066]

Man...there's some power in Rosie's arms there

Great to see the past come alive in photos like these

 

[NoirDame]

Real Rosie "Tribute"

I posted several of these pictures on my livejournal with song lyrics that tied into them (period lyrics, of course!)

If anyone wants to see them....
http://boneorchard.livejournal.com/273523.html

And if you want to add me, feel free.

 

[leaette]

I originally saw these pics a few years ago. The color is so awesome, I had to look closer to make sure they were period photos.

I have printed out SEVERAL of the "rosie" pics for my war worker display that I set up at WW2 events. They are fantastic to look at and great for research material.

My only complaint...I wish they had more "regular every day" photos. These were all staged. The women are too clean!

 

[KilroyCD]

The Library of Congress has over 1600 color photos and over 160,000 b&w photos on their website. The entire collection isn't on Flickr (at least yet). Here's the link to the Library of Congress website: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html

 

[~*Red*~]

These are amazing to look at! Thank you for posting the links to this!