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National Archives Joins Flickr Commons
February 1st, 2010
The U.S. National Archives has joined the Flickr Commons. I love the National Archives collection — it was one of the first significant digital collections I discovered online, and I remember how thrilling it was to be able to explore it. I still spend a lot of time on their site, but I’m happy to see them start putting their collections on Flickr, where even more people are likely to find them, and will get busy adding tags, comments, and more information. (They’ve already done a lot!)
The National Archives already has over 3,500 photographs on Flickr; my favorite so far is the one above. Here’s the original title and caption:
Top Women” at U.S. Steel’s Gary, Indiana, Works, 1940-1945
Like Girls from Mars Are These “Top Women” at U.S. Steel’s Gary, Indiana, Works. Their Job Is to Clean Up at Regular Intervals Around The Tops of Twelve Blast Furnaces. As A Safety Precaution, the Girls Wear Oxygen Masks. 1940 – 1945
Links
- National Archives and Records Administration — Official website
- The U.S. National Archives — Flickr photostream
- The U.S. National Archives joins the Commons! — Announcement on the Flickr Blog
