"That's my grandma!" Found Family on Flickr Commons
This Data Lifeboat was created by Flickr Foundation on 29 September 2025.
Why are you making this particular Data Lifeboat?
This Data Lifeboat captures one of the most interesting aspects of social cataloguing on Flickr Commons: Flickr members stumbling across family members in archival imagery! Flickr Commons members have found they can even use their presence on Flickr to crowdsource information and update archives. In this case, that means adding firsthand details to photos in their collection from family members of the subjects.What's important to you about these photos?
These photos are a significant micro-collection highlighting the power of sharing imagery and information on Flickr.What is it for?
This Data Lifeboat was built for educational and archiving use.
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Privacy
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public |
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friends only |
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family only |
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friends/family |
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private |
Safety
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safe |
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moderate |
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restricted |
Licenses
| All rights reserved | |
| CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 | |
| CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | |
| CC BY-NC 2.0 | |
| CC BY-NC 4.0 | |
| CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | |
| CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | |
| CC BY 2.0 | |
| CC BY 4.0 | |
| CC BY-SA 2.0 | |
| CC BY-SA 4.0 | |
| CC BY-ND 2.0 | |
| CC BY-ND 4.0 | |
| NKCR | |
| CC0 | |
| Public domain mark |
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Places taken
© OpenStreetMap contributors
6 of the photos in this Data Lifeboat have a location.