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This Month in GLAM – Volume VII, Issue VIII, August 2017

Serbia report

Public Domain Photos Donation

Fragments of the past on Wikimedia Commons

An artist and a collector, Milorad Stokin, donated to Wikimedia Commons 100 photos from his collection of history and art images. All of the photos are in public domain and they represent significant moments and notable people from Serbian history.

Royals and their residences, Serbian monarchs, politicians and artists, scans and sketches of one of the most significant artworks, and book press announcements are shown in these images representing fragments of Serbian past.

“It is very important for these images to be stored on Wikimedia Commons, and to be visible to all the people who find them interesting. It’s crucial for them to be a part of the biggest collection of knowledge - Wikipedia - especially the very rare and valuable images” - Mr. Tokin said.

Some of the images were not present on Serbian Wikipedia for a long time, such as the photo of Pasko Vucetic, famous Serbian sculptor and painter. A lot of images were already used by Serbian Wikipedians on Wikipedia and other Wiki projects.