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Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley at the White House

from U.S. National Archives

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• Jen Sharp said:

  I'm going to be talking about how Flickr relates to archives access in a few weeks - do you think putting this image on Flickr has helped laypeople find this image and use it for their needs, or has it just driven more users to ask for the actual photograph in the National Archives? Thanks.

• The U.S. National Archives said:

  Hi photosharp, Thanks including the National Archives in your presentation. So far, anecdotally, we have not seen an increase in requests for reproductions of photographs since we joined the Flickr community. It seems that making photos available on Flickr has allowed the public and researchers to find images like this one of Nixon and Elvis and use them for their needs. Interestingly, althought Nixon and Elvis is the most requested photo at the National Archives, it is not the most viewed on our Flickr photostream. This photo of two women at U.S. Steel in oxygen masks has gotten almost three times as many views (3,064 compared to 1,087 views): www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3660777810/. Good luck with your presentation! Thanks, Jill (U.S. National Archives)

• Lú_ said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Commons, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• Fortunato Mercado-Diaz said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called inspired - exposures, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• Fortunato Mercado-Diaz said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Casual Photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!