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Happy 9th Birthday, Flickr Commons! (LOC)
The Commons launched exactly 9 years ago on January 16, 2008 with the Library of Congress account. We’re celebrating with a 10 candle cake for kittens– 9 lives and 1 to grow on.
Just a glimpse of the unusual pictures you’ll find in the Commons where institutions from all over the world are sharing photos. ------------------- The birthday cake. Photograph by Harry Whittier Frees, 1914.
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.04028