The Commons by Flickr

Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California)

Flickr in collaboration with dozens of participating institutes launched The Commons project to increase access to publicly-held photography collections, and to provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge. The huge collection of images is provided under ‘no known copyright restrictions’.

The key goals of The Commons on Flickr are to firstly show you hidden treasures in the world’s public photography archives, and secondly to show how your input and knowledge can help make these collections even richer.

Czar Alexander II of Russia

Hindu Priest - India

Portrait of small barefoot boy on a wooden ladder

Long distance cyclist, G. E. B. Timewell, 1885 (left), Amy Jorgensen of Charters Towers posing with a ladies' bicycle (right))

H.S. Murdock, Actor

Half-Way House (Urch Home) Near Monarch

Atlantic City Beach 1905