libros

I think the two men at left are in prison garb, and the man at right is in guard's or warder's uniform.

When looking at the associated photograph www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/3109284623/in/set-721576109675...

I wondered why they were flicking the dust onto the books carefully laid on the ground, but now I see that they are using a type of vacuum device with a brush head.

We can see the hose attached to the head, and extending behind the men at right.

Hi, this photo has been mentioned in a discussion thread in the Flickr Commons group, and we'd love to have this added to the group pool!

I seldom see dust in libraries. Is that mainly because of ventilation systems? Or do they still literally dust the shelves?

This image has been used in Rob Ketcherside's indicommons.org 'Across the Commons' post Clean Up Yer Mess. (When I worked in libraries, we read the shelves, but I don't think we every dusted them.)

Thanks for sharing this photo with the commons! We've used it in an illustration for opensource.com opensource.com/education/10/9/game-changer-interview-glen...

thanks for sharing - used it as the headline picture for a facebook book group event page :)

We're still pulling books (by hand) for readers after all these years :)

I used it on my blog to exemplify how I used to walk out of the library when writing my dissertation. The entry' s link is: Confesiones de una profesora universitaria.

Plan to use it on my blog about realizing I have hoarded books in my life -- with much pleasure!

As much as things change, they also stay the same.