The European Historical Economics Society (EHES) has recently started a blog, called "Positive Check" (after the concept advanced by Thomas Malthus). Its aim is "to promote European research and training in economic history." It publishes posts from events organized by the Society, articles published in the journal European Review of Economic History, interviews with leading scholars in economic history, and other news related to the Society's aims and those of its members. Recent posts include a Q&A with Dan Bogart of UC-Irvine, incoming co-editor of the European Review of Economic History, and a summary of a new working paper by Natacha Postal-Vinay. The editor of the blog is Kerstin Enflo of Lund University.
The Princeton University Library has digitized a number of posters from the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway Company . The posters, designed by the public relations firm Ivy Lee, were displayed in subway cars to provide information to riders about changes in fares and routes, safety issues, and other matters of interest. The collection consists of 385 images dating from 1918 to 1932; many of them provide financial information about rates, company dividends, and a general look at an early rapid transit system. October 29, update: Jonathan Rees over at "More or Less Bunk" was moved by this post to go off in search of a better site, and found the massive collection of the London Transport Museum , which displays over 5,000 items in a searchable collection .