"David Gerard" dgerard@gmail.com wrote on Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:28 AM:
I'm looking for replacements for [[:en:Image:Gifford-pinchot.jpg]], which happens to be the same image as [[:commons:Image:Gifford Pinchot.jpg]] - it's US State, not US Federal, so may not be PD. The LOC has some lovely pics, all pre-1923:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/fsaall,app,brum,detr,swann,look,got...))
So, it says "we have the neg." How does one get access to a scannable copy of the full-sized thing? Would they have a large scan available, not just the thumbnail? Etc., etc.
What about their chat feature called "Ask a librarian" on their website? I've asked for an article from a book, they scanned and mailed the copy about 2 hours later and the next day I even had a copy of the original release of it.
Tell them, what you need it for. I think it's worth a try.
Best regards,
Flo