{"id":1176,"date":"2025-03-18T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/?post_type=programs&p=1176"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:38:25","slug":"data-lifeboat","status":"publish","type":"programs","link":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Lifeboat"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Save a Sliver of Flickr<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

Women making history.
\r\nGrandma’s 90th Birthday.
\r\nThe local swim club.
\r\n
\r\nMake an archive of Flickr’s most precious images, whatever that means to you.\r\n
\r\n
\r\nImages from Flickr Commons<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreate your Flickr archive<\/a>Explore the showcase<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\"\"
<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n \n\n\t<\/span>\n\n\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

What is Data Lifeboat?<\/h2>

Flickr is one of the largest cultural archives in human history with millions of new images, likes and comments added each day. The Flickr Foundation created Data Lifeboat, as user-friendly archiving solution to ensure memories on Flickr can be enjoyed by future generations, in easily browsable packages.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n \n\n\t<\/span>\n\n\n \n\n\t<\/span>\n\n\n \n

\n\t
\n\t\t
\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

How does it work?<\/h2>\n

Login with your Flickr Account. Choose your photos. Write a README. Get a ZIP. It’s that simple. You can then navigate through your Flickr archive with any web browser. It’s like your own mini-website, no internet or database required.<\/p>\n

You can also include other peoples photos, and we\u2019ll help you get their consent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n \n

\n\t
\n\t\t
\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n
\n

Features<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
\n \"Self<\/p>\n

\n Self contained<\/strong>
\n All you need is a web browser.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Long<\/p>\n

\n Long Lasting<\/strong>
\n Built with simple HTML and JS with no external dependencies. Lo-fi resilience at its finest.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Versatile<\/p>\n

\n Versatile<\/strong>
\n Whether it\u2019s your family photos or your local motorcycle club, a Data Lifeboat fits.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n
\n \"Legible<\/p>\n

\n Legible<\/strong>
\n Creator’s READMEs contain notes on permissions, licensing and overall context.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n \n\n\t<\/span>\n\n\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Why make an archive with Data Lifeboat?<\/h2>

Likes, faves and comments- so many of our social interactions happening online. Saving an image is only capturing half the story. When archiving with Data Lifeboat, you can preserve Flickr images alongside their social context, whether it’s for personal use or to give future generations a look at what we were up to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n \n\n\t<\/span>\n\n\n \n\n\t<\/span>\n\n\n

\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

Our Showcases<\/h2>

Grandma\u2019s 90th birthday party. The day Obama came to your town. Or your favorite felines on Flickr!
\nUse Data Lifeboat to create a usable archive of whatever you\u2019d like. Check out some Flickr archives made by our team.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom Our Team<\/span>

Commons 1k<\/h2>

The Flickr Foundation produced this special collection for release in January 2025. It showcases some of the most popular photography across the groundbreaking Flickr Commons program. We hope you enjoy it!\r\n

\r\nThe photos contained in this collection come to you with no known copyright restrictions. You are welcome to use them as you wish. Please consider giving credit to the cultural institutions who have shared these photos with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Check it out<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom Our Team<\/span>

Commons Smiles<\/h2>

This is an example of a collection that emerged spontaneously from within the Commons photos, just by adding a tag.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Check it out<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom Our Team<\/span>

Enola Gay<\/h2>

Photos of Enola Gay, gathered so we can preserve them.\r\n\r\nThe photos contained in this collection come to you with no known copyright restrictions. You are welcome to use them as you wish. Please consider giving credit to the cultural institutions who have shared these photos with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Check it out<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n \n\n\t<\/span>\n\n\n \n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n

Stay Connected<\/h4>\n
\n\"flickr\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"instagram\"<\/a>\"mastadon\"<\/a>\"bluesky\"<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\nSubscribe to Our Newsletter<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

Recent blog posts about Data Lifeboat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n \n
\n\t\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\n<\/form>
\n\t\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Screenshot\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The State of Social Media Archiving<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Read our market research on how social media platforms allow their users to download their stuff.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Read the report<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Data Lifeboats at the XVI International Conference of the Image<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Our second stop on the European conference circuit was Paris, for the Sixteenth International Conference on The Image where George and Tori shared the release of Data Lifeboat and the importance of citizen-driven collecting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

New! Research Report on Data Lifeboat<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Please enjoy our write-up of the co-design workshops we ran last year with preservation experts, archivists, librarians, academics, and technologists on the viability of Data Lifeboat<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Read more<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

Recent blog posts from Flickr.org<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1039,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1374,1492,1371,409],"class_list":["post-1176","programs","type-programs","status-publish","hentry","category-content-mobility","category-data-lifeboat","category-programs","category-projects"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nData Lifeboat - Flickr Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Data Lifeboat - Flickr Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Flickr Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-22T14:38:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/flickr_og.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@flickrfdn\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/\",\"name\":\"Data Lifeboat - Flickr Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-18T20:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-22T14:38:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Content Mobility\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Data Lifeboat\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/\",\"name\":\"Flickr Foundation\",\"description\":\"flickr.org\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Flickr Foundation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/flickr_og.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/flickr_og.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":627,\"caption\":\"Flickr Foundation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/flickrfdn\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Data Lifeboat - Flickr Foundation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Data Lifeboat - Flickr Foundation","og_url":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/","og_site_name":"Flickr Foundation","article_modified_time":"2025-10-22T14:38:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":627,"url":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/flickr_og.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@flickrfdn","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/","url":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/","name":"Data Lifeboat - Flickr Foundation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-03-18T20:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-22T14:38:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/data-lifeboat\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Content Mobility","item":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/content-mobility\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Data Lifeboat"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/","name":"Flickr Foundation","description":"flickr.org","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#organization","name":"Flickr Foundation","url":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/flickr_og.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/flickr_og.jpg","width":1200,"height":627,"caption":"Flickr Foundation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/flickrfdn"]}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/1176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/programs"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/1176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12579,"href":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/1176\/revisions\/12579"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/1039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}