New and Noteworthy on Florida Memory

Florida Memory Photos Now Available on Flickr

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Historic photographs from the State Library and Archives of Florida's Florida Memory Program are now available for public viewing and comment through an online photo collection called The Commons on Flickr.

In 2008, Flickr partnered with the Library of Congress to launch the site as a pilot project. The program's main goals are to feature hidden treasures in the world’s public photography archives, and to demonstrate how user input and knowledge can help to enrich these collections.

Viewers are invited to help describe the photographs, either by adding descriptive terms known as tags, or by leaving comments. Today, contributors to The Commons include the Smithsonian, the National Galleries of Scotland, the Bibliothèque de Toulouse, the George Eastman House, and other noteworthy repositories.

The State Library and Archives encourages Floridians to enjoy the historic photographs on this site, and perhaps to contribute to it by adding tags and descriptions.


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Tracks Toward the Future: Scenes from Florida's Railroad History	Resources from Florida Memory that support the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards	The Peyton Brothers

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