If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. ~ Charlie Parker
Flickr and the Library of Congress
Bain News Service, publisher. [1911] [Germany Schaefer, Washington AL (baseball)]
The Library of Congress has now put thousands of photos from its archives up on Flickr for viewing and use by us, the people. This is a treasure trove of materials and I am already thinking of ways to use them in the classroom.
What is interesting is that the folks at the Library of Congress folks (see their blog) are opening up the door in Flickr for comments and tags by people. And they are using the “no known copyright” designation, too, which allows for more use by students, I think. Somebody in that federal office clearly gets it — the photos are going to be viewed and used.
My boys are going to love this: A flickr slideshow of photos of old baseball players.
Peace (in picturing history as it was),
Kevin
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about 4 years ago
Not only do they get it but they are funny — their profile starts with something like “Yes, we really are the Library of Congress.” I think it’s a fantastic that we get access to these pictures. So cool!
about 3 years ago
Yes, and it verifies flickr as a canvas for all sorts of cool applications!