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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.
16 Questions about One Historical Photo: Tattooed Lady Betty Broadbent
The Senior Curator at the State Library of New South Wales Geoffrey Barker shares the story of Betty Broadbent, the most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century.
Halifax Municipal Archives — Preserving Local History In a Digital World
The Halifax Municipal Archives—a historical research center for the region of Halifax, Canada—invites any Flickr members with a connection to the city to help identify some of the historical photos in their collection.
Freedom Now Project — Documenting Students in Their Struggle for Social Justice
A photography collection documenting the pivotal civil rights protests that took place in the rural town of Farmville, Virginia, USA, in the summer of 1963.
Flickr members recreate historical pictures from The Commons archives
Get inspired by these magnificent recreations of historic photographs from the Flickr Commons.
History in Photographs: Black Civil Rights Activists from the 19th and 20th Centuries
February is Black History Month—a time to reflect on Black history, culture, and heritage in the US. To celebrate, The Library of Congress has published an album of widely requested photos of Black activists.
Flickr Commons 13th Anniversary Photo Challenge
January 16th, 2021 marks the 13th Anniversary of the launch of the Flickr Commons and we want to set you up for a challenge: recreating a historical photograph from the Flickr Commons archives. We’ll be sharing contributions on our social channels and across Flickr.
Welcome the US Navy Bureau of Medicine to the Flickr Commons!
Celebrating 11 years of The Commons
Today marks the 11th anniversary of The Commons – a project that Flickr began to provide cultural institutions, such as libraries, museums, and historical societies, with a space to share their digital collections with people around the world.
The Commons: The Past Is 100% Part of Our Future
We are very proud of the The Flickr Commons photos uploaded by galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and governmental institutions. These photos won’t be deleted as a result of any of our announced changes. Photos that were Creative Commons licensed before our announcement are also safe.
Welcome the Amadeo León Collection to the Flickr Commons!
We’re excited to welcome the Amadeo León Collection of Boconó Photographs to the Flickr Commons! They host a private collection of twentieth-century images of the people and communities of Boconó, a small city in the Venezuelan Andes.