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.
The Library of Congress shares how it’s working with photographers on Flickr to catalog photos of their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ten years ago today, the Library of Congress joined the Flickr Commons with the aim of ensuring better access to their historical photo collections.
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 […]
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress invites members of the Flickr community to celebrate the AFC’s 40th Anniversary by showing us their folk life.
Today is the 8th birthday of the Flickr Commons, one of the world’s largest collections of freely licensed historical images.
Lewis Hine was a New York City school teacher and social documentary photographer. In 1911, he was hired by the National Child Labor Committee to document child labor abuses in America. His heart-wrenching images of children at work helped lead to the passage of new labor laws in the United States.
"The Battle of Gettysburg was fought on July 1-3, 1863, at a small town in Pennsylvania. With an estimated 50,000 Confederate and Union casualties, the […]
Exactly five years ago today we announced a fantastic new project: The Commons on Flickr. To celebrate the occasion, our founding member, the […]