Did anyone else take the time to browse through the Library of Congress' photos on Flickr?
"Wow" pretty much sums up my impression. It's like taking a walk through history. The photos are beautiful and it's amazing that Congress entrusted a Flickr to present them on the Web.
The photo of President Wilson addressing Congress caught my eye. It almost looks unreal. It's such a rarity to have the opportunity to look at photos such as this one, it it's original form, while sitting at my laptop.
I don't recognize many of the names in the photos of individual people. I may take the time to Google a few of their names to find out why they're featured and what contributions they made to our country.
Thoughts?
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It is pretty awesome isn't it? The Library of Congress allows access to thier images right from their website www.loc.gov but browsing through their collection there is much more difficult. On Flickr, its very easy to navigate through them.
I think the Library of Congress probably recognized the popularity of Flickr, and realized that Flickr was a great vehicle to share historical photos that most people wouldn't have otherwise seen.
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