The Library of Congress, in conjunction with Flickr, has launched a photo pilot project. Approximately 3000+ photographs from two of the Library's most popular collections have been posted on Flickr. The Library is asking that people comment, tag and make notes on the photos. This will enable the photos to be found easier and hopefully provide more identifying information about each photo. The featured collections are 1930-40s in Color and News in the 1910s. Take a look at the photos by clicking here --> LOC/Flickr.
I think this is a pretty cool way to share the pictures with a wider audience. The Library's blog explains that many of the photos do not have information about where the photo was taken and/or who is in the photo. This is an amazingly clever way to try and fill those gaps.
Take a look at the photos, who knows you might see someplace or someone familiar!
Robin
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