Flickr Takes Historical Imagery To The Masses

A new project from Flickr will see the photo sharing site showcasing historical imagery from public resources. “The Commons” is a pilot project between Flickr and the Library of Congress that will tap into the Library’s rich historical footage and allow it to be viewed from Flickr. Flickr said that as well as bringing these historical photographs to the masses, the project will also “facilitate the collection of general knowledge about these collections, with the hope that this information can feed back into the catalogues, making them richer and easier to search,” in other words, they want to tap into Flickr users to tag these images.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/16/flickr-takes-historical-imagery-to-the-masses/

http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=233

http://flickr.com/commons