People are discovering their relatives in photos from The Commons, the world’s public archives on Flickr. It’s fascinating to read the connections. My grandfather Benjamin […]
As Abu ‘abd-Allah Muhammad XII, known as Boabdil, surrendered Granada, Spain, to Ferdinand and Isabella, in the same year that they sent Christopher Columbus on […]
Welcome the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collection to The Commons! They join The Commons with a special treat in honor of the Olympics: Winter […]
Flickroom is an application that brings Flickr to your desktop, allowing you to browse and search photographs of yours, your contacts, and the Flickrverse. Your […]
[flickr video=4359154181 w=500 h=375] In warm temperatures, the Carnaval do Brasil began yesterday evening, and the first photos of the celebration are already available […]
Enjoy a rare view of the American West as photographed by Timothy O’Sullivan in the late 1800s. O’Sullivan began his photography career as an apprentice […]
Please welcome the U.S. National Archives to The Commons, the world’s public photography archives on Flickr to which you can contribute information and knowledge. With […]