Library of Congress Photo Archives on Flickr

by Joe Burnett on January 19, 2008

While catching up this morning on reading the posts at the KERA Arts + Culture Blog I discovered an entry describing how the Library of Congress has signed up for a Flickr account and is posting thousands of photos from its archives.

Most of the current photos that have been posted date from the 1910′s, 1930′s, and 1940′s. What I find the most interesting are the color photos from the World War II era. Here are some of the images I really enjoyed.

Grand Grocery Co., Lincoln, Neb., 1942
Grand Grocery Co., Lincoln, Neb., 1942

Street corner, Brockton, Mass., 1941 Jan.
Street corner, Brockton, Mass., Jan. 1941

It’s impossible for me to pick a favorite among all of these wonderful photographs. I really love the one below. It makes me wonder… Who were they? Did he manage to survive the war? Did they marry and have kids? Are they still living? In a word – poignant.

Sailor and girl at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Washington, D.C., 1943 May
Sailor and girl at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Washington, D.C., 1943 May

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