My Dad used to be a photographer, and we spent long hours in our tiny bathroom-turned-darkroom developing black and white photos.
This is why I admire Fortepan so much—a digital archive collection of Hungary.It is operated by a foundation, and the images are free to access, requiring only the display of the donor's name when publishing. What makes it special is that anyone can contribute old family photos from grandma's attic or even rescued photo collections found on the street, which are then professionally scanned in high resolution.
Various contributors—from military archives and national institutions to architects, politicians, and postcard companies—have offered their materials to the collection, ensuring these pieces of our past are preserved securely for the future.