Image of the Week

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Edward Connery Lathem ’51 Digital Library Fellow.

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Bobcat in the snow, date unknown

Pictured above is the North American bobcat, known as Lynx Rufus or Felis Rufus, from a folder labeled “Animals.” The photo was taken by Professor C. Morse, date unknown. “Kevin,” you say, “don’t you known that the habitats of the bobcat and Canadian Lynx overlap? How can you be sure that the animal pictured above is of the species you claim?” An excellent point, to which I reply, “have you considered that although similar in weight, the Canadian Lynx has longer legs and ears tufts?” I’m no lynx expert, but that looks like a bobcat to me.

According to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, bobcat numbers reached historic lows in the state in the 1970s as the result of two hundred years of unregulated hunting. The department closed bobcat hunting and trapping seasons in 1989, and signs indicate that bobcat populations have returned to healthy levels. Harvest of the bobcat remains closed in New Hampshire to this day, but continues with regulation in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

Video: Dartmouth Vietnam Project

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Go behind the scenes of The Dartmouth Vietnam Project (DVP), a collaboration between the Dartmouth College Library and the History Department, through a new promotional video.

Since 2014, the DVP has trained students in the art and method of oral history, preparing them to conduct interviews with members of the Dartmouth community who experienced the Vietnam War era. Interviews are recorded, transcribed, and added to the oral history collection at Rauner Special Collections Library. To date, the DVP has produced 95 interviews that capture a pivotal moment in U.S. history from the perspectives of military veterans, anti-war activists, civil servants, educators, and more. For a look at the DVP so far (including some familiar Library faces, places, and collections), watch the 7-minute video.

The video is a creation of the Media Production Group and student Media Makers, with support from DCAL’s Experiential Learning Initiative.

Image of the Week

Our series examining an Image of the Week from the photographic files, by Kevin Warstadt, Edward Connery Lathem ’51 Digital Library Fellow.

 

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Woman and child walking in the rain ca. 1954

This photo comes from a folder labeled “Hanover Streets, South Main 4.” Writing on the back of the image indicates that the photo was taken ca. 1954. It depicts a woman and child walking on a rainy day. Campion’s Clothing Store and the Hanover Inn can be seen in the background.