16 years of shared history- Happy birthday, Flickr Commons!
Birthday Season is in the Air We’re celebrating several milestone birthdays this year at Flickr. In February, Flickr is turning the big 2-0, but first, […]
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Another Round of Mystery Photos from the Library of Congress
Help the Library of Congress solve some mysteries! Check out the new additions to their mystery photo album and see if you can follow the clues to find captions for these unidentified photos.
Honoring Tradition and Culture: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month. Check out these photos courtesy of the Museum of Photographic Arts and learn more about the rich cultures of this land’s Indigenous Peoples.
Building Bridges for Open Content: Flickr Foundation’s Link between Flickr and Wikimedia Commons
Flickr is thrilled to announce a new partnership between the Flickr Foundation and the Wikimedia Foundation to develop a new software tool for streamlined sharing of CC-licensed images from Flickr to Wikimedia Commons.
United Nations Day
As guardians, the United Nations helps keep the peace and ensure safety amongst the borders of our countries. Despite the oceans’ thousands of miles in between countries and miles upon miles of borders, most countries don’t remain okay on their own. Countries love and hate each other as siblings, but need each other and the United Nations all the same.
Forty Years and Eleven Thousand Images of Roadside America
Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, the American highway systems and the increased availability of automobiles after WWII led to a unique boom […]
Celebrate Museum Day with the Flickr Commons
On May 18, over 30,000 museums and archival institutions around the globe participate in Museum Day. Some are offering free admission or have dedicated events going on to celebrate the day, to celebrate history, and to share their exhibitions with the world.
Announcing 2017’s Worldwide Flickr Photowalk
The time has come again, #FlickrFam, to band together with photographers around the world for a global photowalk. This year’s Worldwide Flickr Photowalk theme is “Monuments and Historic Places” and we’re working with our friends in the Wikimedia community in support of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 (WLM) photography competition in September.
Welcome Liberaal Archief to the Flickr Commons!
We’re happy to Welcome the Liberaal Archief of Belgium to the Flickr Commons. Read more about their collection here.
Welcome East Riding Archives to the Flickr Commons!
We’re happy to welcome the East Riding Archives to the Flickr Commons. Explore their digital collection and help us bring them into the family.
Throwback Thursday: the Watching TV selection
The theme for last week’s Flickr #TBT was #WatchingTV, and you shared a wonderful selection of some seriously vintage tellybox tech. Thanks for taking part!
Iconic images from The Flickr Commons
Learn the stories behind some of the most iconic Flickr Commons images, including what Elvis asked U.S. President Richard Nixon to give him on this visit to The White House.