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637LoC GlobalThe Aramont Library: Stunning Private Collection Now at Library of Congress
“Constellations,” 1959, Joan Miró, with commentary by poet Andre Breton. Aramont Library. Rare Book and Special Collections Division. This is a guest...
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670LoC GlobalAfro-Latinos: Shaping the American story
Roberto Clemente at bat for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967. Photo: Jim Hansen. Prints and Photographs Division. This is a guest post...
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600LoC GlobalBlack History Portraits: The Famous and The Forgotten
William Pettiford, 1908. African American Perspectives Portrait Gallery. This is a guest post by Elizabeth Gettins, a digital library specialist in the...
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584LoC GlobalKluge Prize Winner Danielle Allen Hosts “Our Common Purpose”
Danielle Allen. Photo: Laura Rose. This is a guest post by Andrew Breiner, a writer-editor in the Kluge Center. Danielle Allen, winner...
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573LoC GlobalOn This Date: A “Monumental” Day for Women
Women’s groups at the “Portrait Monument” dedication, 1921. Prints and Photographs Division. This is a guest blog by Elizabeth A. Novara, a...
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Lincoln’s Birthday … And First Inauguration
{mediaObjectId:'BAEDD11EC047D58DE053CAE7938CDFC2',playerSize:'mediumWide'} February 12 is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, who is routinely voted by historians to be the best — or, at...
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581LoC GlobalDouglass Day Transcribe-a-Thon!
Frederick Douglass. Photo: John Andrew and Son. Prints and Photographs Division. This is a guest post by Lauren Algee, community manager for...
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570LoC GlobalFree to Use and Reuse Pictures and Prints: Black Women Changemakers
This month, our Free to Use and Reuse set of copyright-free images and prints features African American Women changemakers. It’s always difficult...
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554LoC GlobalRubén Darío: Latin Poet Still an Icon a Century After His Death
Ruben Dario, as pictured in a New York Tribune story on Feb. 8, 1915. This is a guest post by María Peña,...
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613LoC GlobalMystery Photo, February Edition!
Cary O’Dell at the Library’s National Recording Registry runs our Mystery Photo Contest. He most recently wrote about five solved photos that...
