The Library of Congress Photo Archive Meets Flickr

Last night we received a link to a treasure trove of old copyright-free photos being hosted on the Library of Congress's Flickr page. Here's a link to all of their New York images, and some of our favorites are below and after the jump. The pilot project will get 3,000 of the Library's 14 million photographs online. See what both the Library of Congress and Flickr have to say about the endeavor.

Woolworth Building, between 1910 and 1915

Asleep in Battery Park on hot day, between 1910 and 1915

Irving House, between 1910 and 1915

Union Square after storm, between 1910 and 1915

Coney Island, in Luna Park, between 1910 and 1915

New York Library on Opening Day, between 1910 and 1915

Auto wrecked in Central Park, between 1910 and 1915

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on January 17, 2008 10:51 AM

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bklyngrrl

holy crap. this is amazing.

theloofyourlife

this is so cool. i love nyc history!

blondie163

That Woolworth Building picture is so cool. Thanks for posting this!

Think2wice

Beautiful and timeless.

What is it about photos of Gilded Age New York that fascinate us more than any other period?

1987porsche944

I think my dream job would be scanning these in and cataloging them. WOW!!! I am obsessed with NYC history. Thanks for feeding the addiction!!! =)

Gina Gemini

I didn't know the Library of Congress even HAD a Flickr page. Thanks for informing us about this and for sharing these great photos!

MaiaW

These are so cool. I love the guy sleeping in the park...

virgil

This is great; the LOC has vastly more material than this, of course, but I think they're adding a bit at a time and allowing people to fill in the informational blanks by commmenting. Sort of a wikicaptionthingmawhosiwhatsis.

Beautiful stuff. The NYPL has an incredible online collection as well, for the curious.

e2ny

love it. thank you!

Peter

Some drivers were idiots even back then.

Tim N.

These are amazing! You guys kick ass. I love the Union Square photo. Thanks!!!

moocowtoo

This is why I heart gothamist.

smitty

I wasn't able to find many San Francisco or Gold Rush pics. Hmm...

matty

Actually wait. 70 Photos tagged New York and 37 for Chicago? I would have thought that there would be a lot more for both. Maybe they'll continue to add to it as time goes on.