Why? To draw inspiration from 7,000+ vintage, North American visual advertisements
What? Images of print advertisements
When? 1911 - 1955
Why? To discover 50M+ digital items from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States
What? Maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, and museum objects
When? 5000 BCE to present
Why? To discover 50M+ resources from all across Europe related to art, fashion, music, and natural history
What? Artworks, artifacts, books, videos, and recordings
Why? To explore art movements, museum collections, artists, and interactive models of famous buildings, or play art-related games via a site developed by the Google Cultural Institute in partnership with 2,000 museums worldwide
What? Interactive modules, video, and images
Why? To browse 50,000+ photographs of historical expeditions, exhibit construction, and items in the museum's vast collection
What? Images
When? 1890 - 1941
You can search for books by title, author, subject, or keyword. Images found in books often come with good explanatory text or background information that can help you expand your search or articulate your vision.
Once you find a title connected to your topic, I suggest coming to the library, finding your book on the shelf, thumbing through its pages, and exploring titles on the surrounding shelves. It might sound like an old-school way of finding images, but it can be a very effective way to discover good content serendipitously and quickly.
The library collects several major fashion and lifestyle magazines useful for historical reference and inspiration. Most magazine material is located on the 2nd floor. Latest issues will be in the 1st floor browsing area behind the stairs. We've listed only a few titles below — You'll find a lot more content when you browse stacks in the library. You can also search by title here.
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The library also provides digital access to full-page scans (images included) of many major fashion and lifestyle magazines. While it's arguably harder to "browse" for content in most digital databases, good keywords can help you find what you're looking for right away (e.g., Twiggy, Garibaldi shirt, wedding dress, etc.). You can also limit search results by date if you're looking for fashion from a specific time period.
Use LibrarySearch (or the search bar on the library homepage) to search across multiple publications. Use the links below if you want to look at digital versions of specific titles.
Why? To browse a digital newsstand of recent, popular magazine issues including National Geographic and Time magazine
What? Magazine articles, images
When? 2014 - present
Why? To browse archival images and articles from past issues of Life Magazine
What? Magazine articles, images
When? 1936 - 2000
Why? To explore articles on many subject areas including business, science, and culture
What? Magazine articles, eBooks, primary source documents, and images including photos, maps, and flags