The New York Times has turned to Tumblr for a photo blog that showcases highlights from the paper’s old news photos.
“The Lively Morgue, as the new Tumblr is called, launched Monday with a black and white photo of news images being sorted in the paper’s physical photo ‘morgue,’ where millions of pictures are stored in filing cabinets and manila folders,” reports Mashable.
Officials say the newspaper has enough images to post 10 archival photos a day for the next 1,900 years.
“Images added so far include a close-up of Yankees catcher Yogi Berra’s gnarled hands, shot in 1965; a policeman, nightstick in hand, watching his beat after a recent nearby double homicide in 1959; and a pair of Philadelphia police officers proudly showing off a captured liquor-smuggling mannequin in Prohibition-era 1930,” explains the post.
The service also includes the option to purchase prints for $169, in addition to featuring marked-up reverse sides of photos. “The reverse sides of the photos are home to a photo-nerd bonanza of information, including how much freelancers were paid for shots, published captions and photos’ sequence numbers.”
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