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Exploring the Stories Behind the Pictures

On January 16th, the sixteenth birthday of Flickr Commons, we did an Explore takeover.

Following in the footsteps of the Flickr.com blog’s “story behind the story” here are sixteen stories about some of the less well-known images in Flickr Commons’ Explore set, along with some of the nifty ways the Flickr ecosystem works within Flickr Commons.

We have so many great stories to share with you!

Three women sitting on Fionn Mac Cumhaill's (Finn Mac Cool) Wishing Chair at the Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim. They're selling tourist trinkets and books containing views of the locality. The woman on the left is barefoot.

Classic Photos, Modern Rock, An Enduring Legend.

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hand drawn illustration of a spaceship

The UK’s UFO Desk: Taking You Seriously Until 2009.

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a grainy photograph of a man standing by his kayak which is in the water in a tropical location

Documenting the Longest Kayak Journey In the World

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Streamlined mobile home which looks like a very curvy school bus with window awnings on the side and a racing stripe, on a Brisbane suburban street

Homegrown Outback Exploration and Christmas Camping

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a man in a military uniform and a bushy mustache holds a piegon in his hand

Decorated War Pigeons

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A woman stands near a rock with an american flag waving overhead.

The Goings-on (and Outline) of Washington D.C.

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men at work building a lighthouse in the open ocean

Who Are Those People? Pets? Things?

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A man in a hat stands with a portable camera on which are smaller images indicating his job

Meeting the Photographers

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illustration of a reddish seahorse

Increasing Access to Fragile Materials

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Photograph of a man getting his head tattooed with a butterfly

Careful Curation for Serendipitous Discovery

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a collection of young turkish children gather on a set of steps and look at the photographer

Showcasing Changes Over Time

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a woman in a flight outfit standsby a small airplane. There is a medium sized dog sitting on the wing of the airplane next to her

Name That Aviatrix – Assembling Knowledge From Many Sources

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two women examine and put books into a box that says State Library of New South Wales Circulating Box

Knowledge in Motion – Book Transportation

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The Rolling Stones playing a concert in a small auditorium. Mick Jagger is jumping in the air and the word DECCA is on the back brick wall in sans serif letter.

Celebrity Surprises

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A small cat rubbing up against an old box camera

Cat Pictures, Mostly

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Two men standing by a bell which is significantly larger than either one of them, in a jungle setting

Just A Cool Bell

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The Earth as viewed from spaceThe Earth as viewed from space

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