LoC Global
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1.5KWorld War I: Workers Greet Labor Day 1918 with Optimism
This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the Manuscript Division. In a 1918 U.S. Department of Labor poster,...
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1.5KNew Online: Alexander Hamilton Papers
This is a guest post by Julie Miller, a historian in the Manuscript Division. Alexander Hamilton from an original painting by Alonzo...
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1.3KTrending: Wonder Woman of Tennis . . . and More
Tennis star Alice Marble on September 3, 1937, during the U.S. National Championships—now known as the U.S. Open—in Forest Hills, New York....
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1.3KPic of the Week: Picturing the Parks
This post is based on an article from the November–December 2016 issue of LCM, the Library of Congress Magazine. Carleton Watkins captured...
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1.3KNew Online: Pre-1958 Chinese Collection
Copper-plate engraving showing military exploits in southwest China during the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1735–96). The contents of the Asian Division’s...
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1.3KPreserving History Page by Page: Q&A with an Aspiring Book Conservator
This is a guest post by Rebecca Naimon, an intern with the Library’s National and International Outreach Unit. She is a senior...
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1.2KNew Online: Mary Ann “Mother” Bickerdyke’s Papers
Mary Ann Bickerdyke, pictured in the Union Record, 1902. During the Civil War, thousands of Union soldiers in the Western Theater affectionately...
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1.2KLooking to the Sky: Solar Eclipse 2017
This is a guest post by Kristi Finefield, a reference librarian in the Prints and Photographs Division. It was first published on...
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1.3KFree to Use and Reuse: Classic Children’s Page Turners
This is a guest post by Sasha Dowdy, program specialist in the Library’s Young Readers Center. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” by...
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1.3KNational Book Festival Posters: Download Your Favorites!
This year’s National Book Festival poster, designed by Roz Chast. The National Book Festival began in 2001 as a joint project of...
