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Google To Host 10M Images From Life Magazine's Archive

Posted by kdawson on from the that's-life-what's-life dept.

CWmike and other readers alerted us to Google's announcement that it was making available 10 million images from Life magazine's archives dating back to the 1750s. (Most of the news accounts covering this announcement refer to Life's "photos," and none mention that photography wasn't invented until early in the 19th century.) Only a small percentage of the images — including newly digitized images from photos and etchings — have even been published. The rest have been "sitting in dusty archives in the form of negatives, slides, glass plates, etchings, and prints." At this point about 20% of Life's archive is online; the rest is promised within months.

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  1. Re:Public domain? by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder what the copyright is...

    damn non-editable Slashdpt

  2. Damn by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Digital photography really sucked back then!

    1. Re:Damn by pitchpipe · · Score: 2, Funny

      "I thought it would be droll if we all sat down and looked at etchings! Would you like to join me, Peter?" -Buzz Killington

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    2. Re:Damn by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, I think their digital photography was quite good!

  3. Re:Public domain? by D+Ninja · · Score: 3, Funny

    damn non-editable Slashdpt

    Now that is just funny...

  4. This is hotter by davidwr · · Score: 4, Funny

    For hot pictures, I lean more towards this or this.

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  5. Re:Public domain? by rrohbeck · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who cares about copyright when you got pictures this hot.

    Oooh, vintage pr0n!

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  6. Re:Public domain? by meuhlavache · · Score: 3, Funny

    Next magazine: Playboy

    40M images & double posters with beautiful bunnies!

  7. Victorian domain. by Ostracus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey everybody! Ankles!

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