Launched: New York Times photo archives get full exposure via new Tumblr blog

The New York Times is embracing it’s photo archives with the launch of a new blog on Tumblr called The Lively Morgue

• Read more about the project here NYTimes.com

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At the turn of the 20th century, there was vast growth in press agencies and photographers due to the massive thirst for images in newspapers. Many are still in existence but others have been sold, absorbed or simply disappeared, effectively leaving gaps in the history of this industry… many agency offices were bombed during the WWII London Blitz resulting negative and print files being water damage from the hoses quenching the fires …most archives were in the building basements.

Launched: New York Times photo archives get full exposure via new Tumblr blog

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