LoC Global
-
907The Gandhara Buddha Scroll: A Delicate Treasure
Preservationists at work on the Gandhara scroll. The ancient scroll arrived at the Library of Congress in a decidedly unassuming way: encased...
-
968The (Cursed?) Original Book of Witchcraft
And so it begins…the title page of Reginald Scot’s 1584 edition of “The Discoverie of Witchcraft.” Rare Book & Special Collections Division....
-
954Harry Houdini: (How to Be a) Smooth Criminal
Harry Houdini, July 7, 1912. The crate will be sealed and lowered into New York Harbor; he’ll escape. Photo: Carl Dietz. Prints...
-
909Kluge Center: Dazzling Finds from the Maya
This is a guest post by Giselle Aviles, research assistant in the Kluge Center. In September, the John W. Kluge Center welcomed...
-
Rare Film: Washington Senators Win the 1924 World Series
The Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros will play Game One of the World Series tonight in Houston. Check out this rare...
-
866How “The Postman Always Rings Twice” Got Its “Sort of Crazy” Name
This story is adapted from an upcoming issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. The first page of Cain’s “Bar-B-Q” manuscript, with...
-
“Ad Astra” and Former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith
This guest post, explaining the connnection between former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith and the latest Brad Pitt film, “Ad Astra,”...
-
987Free to Use and Reuse: Geneaology
“Six Generations,” R.W. Harrison, Selma, Alabama. 1893. Prints and Photographs Division. It’s time once again to dip into our Free to Use...
-
927Free to Use and Reuse: Genealogy
“Six Generations,” R.W. Harrison, Selma, Alabama. 1893. Prints and Photographs Division. It’s time once again to dip into our Free to Use...
-
979RUNAWAY! How George Washington, Other Slave Owners Used Newspapers to Hunt Escaped Slaves
Enslaved people ran away from bondage so often that slave owners placed some 200,000 “runaway slave” ads in newspapers across the country...
