Get Copyright Free Photos from the Library of Congress on Flickr

Published by Joseph Ferrara February 17th, 2008 in Cool Tools, flickr and photos.

Three thousand copyright free photographs were uploaded to Flickr by the Library of Congress, including the one below: Mr. Leatherman, homesteader, coming out of his dugout home, Pie Town, New Mexico. It is part of a pilot program the government hopes will spread to other public institutions. Welcome to Government 2.0.

(Library of Congress Flickr page here)

There are over 14 million prints, photograph and other visual materials housed in the Library of Congress. All are in the public domain and copyright free.

Sources and Further Reading:

Flickr to host Library of Congress photos (c/net)

My Friend Flickr: A Match made in Photo Heaven (Library of Congress Blog) (government bloggers? Yes)

Library of Congress website Home Page.

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6 Responses to “Get Copyright Free Photos from the Library of Congress on Flickr”

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1 Ed Rybczynski Feb 17th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

Joe
Thank you for sharing this link. There are any number of incredible photos in the collection.
2 Joseph Ferrara Feb 17th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

Thanks Ed. You’re right– I was really amazed at some of them. And to think there are millions more.
3 Larry Feb 17th, 2008 at 6:53 pm

What a great find and an even greater tip. Thanks so much! No TV this weekend .>)
4 g00db0y Feb 18th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

WOW!!! 14 millions….thanks very much for this info. It’s certainly useful. Thanks once again.
5 Movie Download Link Mar 7th, 2008 at 11:34 am

Hi ;o)
Good post, also a great blog layout. Keep it up