great news.

the library of congress opened a flickr account!!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

sextant

woman

train yard

oranges

parachute

amazing pictures, but also amazing quality of information. they've put up a lot of archival data with each photo. it's inspiring, really. a lightbulb must have gone off, though: 24.95 for unlimited photo uploads?!