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VIEW OF STAINED GLASS TIFFANY LAMP - Zaharako's Ice Cream Parlor, 329 Washington Street, Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN.Photo by Jack Boucher, April 1974. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.in0001/color.572107c

Lights On!

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Last week, we celebrated the 17th birthday of The Commons on Flickr. The Commons started as a partnership between Flickr and the Library of Congress, and has grown to include tens of thousands of images from over 100 different institutions. In recent years, we have been selecting images from our collections to share in our Flickr account through thematic albums. The latest album is Turn on the Light, compiled by my colleague, reference librarian Gillian Mahoney. The set includes views of lamps and lights and some even depict a person in the act of turning the light on to illuminate a space.

A few dramatic light fixtures photographed as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) didn’t make it into the final album on Flickr. They are too fascinating to keep in the dark, so please enjoy!

DETAIL, GRIFFIN LAMP, MAIN STAIR NEWEL – Wilderstein, Morton Road, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY. Photo by Mark Zeek, September 1979. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny0190/photos.116149p
VIEW OF STAINED GLASS TIFFANY LAMP – Zaharako’s Ice Cream Parlor, 329 Washington Street, Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN. Photo by Jack Boucher, April 1974. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.in0001/color.572107c
Lamp detail – National Farmers Bank of Owatonna, 110 Cedar Street at East Broadway, Owatonna, Steele County, MN. Photo by Jet Lowe, 1987. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mn0135/color.570491c
Detail view, sanctuary lamp – Church of St. James the Less, 3200 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. Photo by Jack E. Boucher, 1996. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa1153/color.570214c
Central hall (103), first floor, detail of lamp on staircase from north – Harry S. Truman House, 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Jackson County, MO. Photo by Jack E. Boucher, 1983. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mo0415/photos.205264p

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