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7 Things on the Internet Archive You Never Knew You Needed

Dedicated to preserving digital history, the Internet Archive provides free access to a wide range of materials that promote knowledge, research, and cultural exploration. But did you know that the Internet Archive offers much more than just archiving websites?

A Jackpot of Digitized Vintage Children's Book

Such is the case with digital archives of historical documents. I'd like to introduce you to two digital archives of vintage children's books: the UCLA Children's Book Collection , and the UFDC Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature . Cinderella , first published in 1865.

The Louvre’s Art: 480,000 Pieces Freely Available Online

The interesting pupil by Marguerite Gérard (circa 1786) Recently, the world-famous museum launched an online archive that includes over 480,000 artworks from the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix and The Tuileries Garden.

Rediscover History With 17 Rare and Surprising Images

A single car passes by a row of Soviet tanks in Czechoslovakia in the spring of Prague - 1968 image source: www.kickassfacts.com 17 Rare and Surprising Historical Images fascinating, archive, black and white, World War II, rare documentation, historical pictures, a series of photos We all learned a

See Vintage Post-War New York in All Its Photogenic Glory

Whisk broom salesman (1946) Source: Museum of the City of New York/Todd Webb Archive The Battery (1945) Source: Museum of the City of New York/Todd Webb Archive 3rd Avenue from 42nd Street El Station (1945) Source: Museum of the City of New York/Todd Webb Archive He spent a lot of his time meeting other

Travel Back in Time to June 6, 1944. What Did it Look Like?

The PhotosNormandie Flickr account offers a free-for-all archive of high-resolution photographs from that operation. Disembarking onto the French beach, D-Day, June 6, 1944. Source US Navy Soldiers shaved their heads so that they would spell HELL Source Decorated veterans on July 14, 1944.

Fed Up With Conspiracy Theories, NASA Broke the Internet

Buzz Aldrin salutes the first American flag erected on the Moon, July 21st, 1969 Author: Project Apollo Archive CC BY 2.0 The USA’s Apollo program was launched by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and ensure that the nation stayed ahead of the USSR in the Space Race.

Around the World in 44 Shots!

This amazing photo series comes to us from the National Geographic archives, which they are slowly opening to the public, displaying some of the most beautiful and inspiring photos from around the globe and through the decades.

5 Underrated File Compression Software You Haven’t Tried

If you're looking to save storage space by archiving old files or reducing file sizes for email attachments, compression tools are a must-have.

Take an Interactive Tour of 1940s New York!

The interactive street map is completely free to use, and it is based on digitalized archival footage of the city recorded during the 1930s and 1940s. It’s basically like a vintage version of Google Earth, and it's really fun to browse through these old photos of NYC.

Incredible Underwater Sculptures by J.D Taylor!

THE ARCHIVE OF LOST DREAMS The Archive of Lost Dreams depicts an underwater archive, maintained by a male registrar. The archive is a collection of hundreds of messages in bottles brought together by the natural forces of the ocean.

You Wouldn't Believe the Secrets Behind these Locations

Vatican Secret Archives Until 1881, the Vatican Secret Archives were closed to outsiders, then Pope Leo XII opened them to selected people. The archives are not so much of a secret nowadays as thousands of researchers examine its documents each year.

A Nightly Stroll Through Beautiful Madrid.

Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; a large number of National museums, and the Golden

Take a Look at These Photographs & Walk Back in Time...

Archival photographs are wonderful to look at, because they're like peering through a window into the past. There are some things you see in them that have simple changed or ceased to exist entirely.

See Some of The First Colored Photographs In the US!

Stored in the archives of the Detroit Photographic Company, these pictures form the late 1880s to the early 1920s are some of the first colored photographs of North America.

You Should Try These Awesome YouTube Alternatives

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This Japanese Village Holds an Annual Rice Art Festival!

You can see past years' archives and the current state of the field through the live camera website , and a video story about the village, here.

Hilarious: One Small Mistake Can Have Serious Consequences

The head monk, says, ' We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son . ' He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years.