Plans have begun in earnest for this year's Halloween extravaganza. The ghastly festivities are planned for Oct 22, and I only hope I can have everything ready in time! I was trying to think where I could find some great hi-res victorian portraits to print and frame (going with the Victorian Haunted Mansion theme this year), when I remembered years ago doing a ton of research at the Library of Congress (online). Great, GREAT resource for reference if any of y'all need it! And the best thing, uncompressed archival TIFFS for download. Takes a bit of effort to search around in there, but well worth it.
The image above is of none other than Ichabod Crane...
OK, so not THE Ichabod Crane. This guy was a Colonel, 1st Artillery, US Army, died 1857. You think his parents were Washington Irving fans? Cool picture nonetheless...
2 comments:
It's on the calendar. Very cool photo indeed.
Great idea. Some day I'd like to do something fun like this for Halloween. I like to look at old photos too, especially ones that are public domain and useable.
Thanks!
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