How to Enter
If you are new to Flickr™ or need more detailed instructions for any of the four steps, please refer to our detailed guide of how to enter.

1. Open a Flickr™ account
If you do not already have a Flickr™ account you can obtain a free account by going to www.flickr.com.

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2. Upload your photos
Once you have an active Flickr™ account please upload your photos to your own Flickr account.

Get more information on how to upload your photos >

3. Join our CWPT Flickr™ Group
In order to enter photos in our contest you will first need to join our CWPT Flickr™ group (American Civil War Battlefields) which can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/cwpt/

Get more information on how to join our photo group >

4. Add your photo entries to our CWPT Flickr™ Group
For the photos that you would like to enter into our photo contest you will need to add those photos to our CWPT Flickr™ group (American Civil War Battlefields) which can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/cwpt/

Get more information on how to add your entries >

5. Tag your photo entries
To enter a photo into a specific category (see category list) you will need to add a simple tag to your photo. Photos MUST be properly tagged to qualify for the photo contest. For each category add the following tag:

• Civil War Battlefields: CWPT08BF
• People on Civil War Battlefields: CWPT08P
• Preservation Threats: CWPT08PT
• Then & Now: CWPT08TN

Get more information on how to tag your photos to complete your entry >

Need help with any of these steps?
For more detailed directions -- whether you are new to Flickr™ or need help with any step -- please view our step-by-step instructions on how to enter.