The National Galleries of Scotland has set up a presence on Flickr to become part of the Flickr Commons project.

Flickr Commons aims to make hidden photographic treasures more widely available to the public. A number of institutions are participating in the project, where photographs with no known copyright restrictions are displayed on the internet for the world to see. The National Galleries of Scotland is the first Scottish organisation to open up its archives to the world in this way.

Among the gems to be found is this stereoscopic photograph of the Forth Bridge taken in 1896. Try crossing your eyes to see it in 3D.

Users are invited to share their knowledge by leaving comments and tagging photographs to make them easier to search for. Already 107 photographs have been uploaded, with the promise of more to come over the next few months.

For more information, visit the National Galleries of Scotland’s page on Flickr, or view the news item on its website.