i dont have photograph but you can have

"I don't have a photograph, but you can have my footprints. They're upstairs

in my socks."

I have written of the wonders of Flickr many times before and it seems

I am not the only one to find it useful. The Library of Congress has

released 3000 photos onto the site. The idea is brilliant, harness the

Web 2.0 communities to identify, categorize, and just enjoy these

works of photographic art. When I checked this out it seemed that

every photo had at least 50 comments with full discussions ranging

from fashion to propaganda. I will say if you do go onto this site

make sure you have nothing to do because it is quite extensive and

addictive. You just want to keep walking through out the archives that

have remained unseen by the general public for so long. (Selfish plug

coming up) For the same reasons I have been really enjoying Rick

Ring's blog about Providence Public Library's special collections.

These places that take care of our histories are our time machines to

the past. Sometimes they are the way back and amazingly others show a

way forward. I recommend giving both a try.