DC Public Library Joins Flickr Commons
White House by flickr user DC Public Library Commons
This just in – the D.C. Public Library has joined the Flickr revolution and entered the Commons on Flickr. The Commons on Flickr is basically a place to share public photo archives and gives the public the opportunity to tag things and share personal knowledge.
Flickr says, “The District of Columbia Public Library is a center of activity in the U.S. capital and this 7 set, 145 photo sampling from its collection features historic images of D.C.’s buildings and federal memorials, the Arlington National Cemetery, historic houses, and street scenes. Also featured are portraits of past presidents and other prominent Americans.”
Start browsing, you might be able to find a shot of your street with horse and buggy!
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2 Responses to “DC Public Library Joins Flickr Commons”
April 15th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Thanks for posting this!
The library is hosting a really cool photo contest in conjunction:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/dcthenandnow/
Cheers!
Aaron Schmidt
Digital Initiatives Librarian, DCPL
http://twitter.com/dcpl
April 17th, 2009 at 9:01 am
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