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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