Fun Friday Resources

British Pathé churned out newsreels for British cinemas from 1896–1978, and now the entire archive of 85,000 films is available to watch online. For example, you have Teddy Brown, a notably large man, playing tunes on his xylophone (1934); or “…And They Sang As They Danced Along,” documenting the ancient Furry Dance in Helston (1933); or New President of U.S.A., a quick silent movie era clip showing Calvin Coolidge taking up the Presidency (1923).

And if you like, you can catch many of the films over on YouTube.

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Over at the Library of Congress, check out the collections of architectural photos/plans at the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey. As the site puts it, “The collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and landscape design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types, engineering technologies, and landscapes, including examples as diverse as the Pueblo of Acoma, houses, windmills, one-room schools, the Golden Gate Bridge, and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.”

From the National Institute of Health, we have an entire collection of “BioArt,” free, high-quality vectors, icons, and brushes. There is site for 3D model printing as well.