Woooaaaahh! New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery

Sometimes editing oneself is impossible. Lucky for you this post is long not because of my incessant rambling but because of all the amazing images I found through the New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery. This Digital Library is an AMAZING resource. I’m totally blown away by all the images they make available to you. You can order a gallery print of any image you find starting at $30 (for a 10 inch tall print). You can also get images printed at larger sizes (up to 40 inches tall) and some have framing options. The sample below is just scratching the surface of what is available. In addition to what I am sharing, there are also old maps, amazing vintage dance photographs, vintage menus, and even prison photos. Set aside a couple of hours some night and explore this site. You will be totally absorbed I promise. And I have to thank Jenny at Little Green Notebook for sharing this.

Dress and Fashion: Design and Manufacture

[Pink kid shoe and two pink sa... Digital ID: 105963. New York Public Library

[Two yellow satin shoes, the f... Digital ID: 105964. New York Public Library

[Single strap shoe in French g... Digital ID: 105965. New York Public Library

[Shoe with straps and bows; ti... Digital ID: 105967. New York Public Library


Empire and Regency: Decoration in the Age of Napoleon

Ground plan: Hall, anti room, ... Digital ID: 1166174. New York Public Library

Sofa. Digital ID: 1152726. New York Public Library


[Empire style. Clock, ornament... Digital ID: 1211876. New York Public Library

[Empire style. Clock in bronze... Digital ID: 1211877. New York Public Library


Dust Jackets from American and European Books, 1926-1947

The Wayward Bus, by John Stein... Digital ID: 490188. New York Public Library

Revelry. Digital ID: 487678. New York Public Library

Aspects of science / by Tobias... Digital ID: 497323. New York Public Library

Residence On Earth. Digital ID: 1111783. New York Public Library


Ocean Flowers: Anna Atkins’s Cyanotypes of British Algae

Delesseria sinuosa. Digital ID: 419643. New York Public Library

Laminaria bulbosa. Digital ID: 419532. New York Public Library

Himanthalia lorea. Digital ID: 419697. New York Public Library


Ornament and Pattern: Pre-Victorian to Art Deco

Plate XXIV. Digital ID: 486778. New York Public Library

1. Flowers and foliage; 2. Fol... Digital ID: 73363. New York Public Library

1. Flowers and foliage; 2. Flo... Digital ID: 73367. New York Public Library

1. Scolia procer, Asie Tropica... Digital ID: 73750. New York Public Library

Prismes - 8 Digital ID: 96874. New York Public Library

Prismes - 20 Digital ID: 96886. New York Public Library

Prismes - 27 Digital ID: 96893. New York Public Library

Prismes - 34 Digital ID: 96900. New York Public Library

Prismes - 32 Digital ID: 96898. New York Public Library


Pictures of Science: 700 Years of Scientific and Medical Illustration

The planet Saturn. Observed on... Digital ID: TROUVELOT_010. New York Public Library

The zodical light. Observed Fe... Digital ID: TROUVELOT_005. New York Public Library

Part of the Milky Way. From a ... Digital ID: TROUVELOT_013. New York Public Library

Partial eclipse of the moon. O... Digital ID: TROUVELOT_007. New York Public Library






12 Comments

  1. Liz says:

    What an amazing find! They are so beautiful and unusual. I am broke and so sick of obvious posters and low quality prints. Thank you!

  2. Debbie says:

    Thanks for the reminder. I forgot they had such a great collection.

  3. susan says:

    Libraries have been in the forefront of digitizing collections and research materials. These are beautiful, thank you for the reminder.

  4. M. Beebop says:

    i am officially obsessed with this digital library. i’ve shared this link with so many people!

  5. Mary Griffin says:

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