Library of Congress goes Flickr!

By Jim Dennewill | Posted on January 21, 2008

The Library of Congress has joined up with the new mellinium (and WEB 2.0) to showcase some of it’s fantastic FSA (Farm Security Administration) collection of copyright-free images.

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Many a famous photographer came out of the FSA program and there are many gems in the Library of Congress’ Flickr collection.

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This is very cool for those of us who like to explore different photographers and eras.

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With about 3,100 images (to start with), this is a treasure for the on-line photo community.

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Check out the Library of Congress’ blog here.

Check out the Awesome Flickr collection here.

Thanks, LOC!

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all images courtesy of the Library of Congress 

About Jim Dennewill

A Southern California native, Jim Dennewell has had a fascination with photography since elementary school. Weaned on his family's old Kodak Brownie cameras (you know, the ones where everything moves backwards in the viewfinder), Jim has fostered his love for the art and tech of photography over the years. Originally known here as "Slightly Out of Focus," Jim is one of our favorite authors.

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