# Got several surfing hours to waste?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-several-surfing-hours-to-waste/309466>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 23, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-several-surfing-hours-to-waste/309466 "2005-06-23T01:08:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-several-surfing-hours-to-waste/309466/1 "2005-06-23T01:08:01Z")

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I love getting lost in a website.

Enjoy.

> **[NYPL Digital Collections](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org)**
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> Explore hundreds of thousands of digital items from The New York Public Library.

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-several-surfing-hours-to-waste/309466/2 "2005-06-23T05:58:26Z")

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Cool site! Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-several-surfing-hours-to-waste/309466/3 "2005-06-23T06:28:32Z")

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Mmyo-ho, that’s good website.

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**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-several-surfing-hours-to-waste/309466/4 "2005-06-23T18:49:13Z")

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That _is_ great! I blew several hours last night and today. It’s bookmarked so I can do it again later.

I think most libraries are putting their image collections up.

For those who like historical photos, you can waste even more time at the [Vancouver Public Library](http://www.vpl.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/spe/photos/photoagree.html). Then there’s [Toronto](http://digitalcollections.torontopubliclibrary.ca:8000/index.html), and I’m sure there are many more. Those are just the ones I have bookmarked.)