The Biggest Photos Collection From 1750s is Available to Public
One of the biggest photo collections in the world that ranges from the 1750s through to the seminal moments of the 20th century and on into the present day was made available to the public online from today.
Google announced today it anchored an agreement with Life Magazine to put their pictures online. Also available is work from other archives, much of it collected by the former Time publisher, Henry Luce
The bulk of the archive is from Life magazine, the premier platform for photojournalists in the 20th century.
About 10m images will be available, from Marilyn Monroe and JFK to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. About 97% of the pictures have never been seen before.
Visit Life Photos Start Page page or add "source:life" to any Google image search and search only the LIFE photo archive. For example: computer source:life
[Life Photos Start Page Source Google Blog]
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Photos from the 1750′s! Man I can’t wait. Snapshots of Cassanova’s arrest in Venice! Voltaire at a book signing for “Candide”! Family photos of Benjamin Franklin!
I suspect you meant the 1950′s.