Flickr and the Library of Congress have teamed up to introduce an archive of old photographs called The Commons. According to the announcement "The key goals of this pilot project are to firstly give you a taste of the hidden treasures in the huge Library of Congress collection, and secondly to how your input of a tag or two can make the collection even richer." Flickr members are invited to tag photos and leave comments.

Personally, I think this is a great idea. There are currently about 3000 photos in the Library of Congress' photostream; 1930s-40s in Color and News in the 1910s. Help make this pilot a success, get in there and add some tags and comments.