Take a Ride with Prints and Photos: Bicycles and Balance Required
When I was a kid, I was happy to tool around the neighborhood on my red, white and blue bike, handlebar tassels flowing in the breeze. My brother, on the other hand, once attempted to jump a Volkswagen...
View ArticleFeast Your Eyes: Food of the Middle East
The following is a guest post for the Feast Your Eyes series by Arden Alexander, Cataloging Specialist, Prints and Photographs Division. Numerous photographs in the Prints and Photographs Division’s...
View ArticleCaught Our Eyes: Airplanes Aloft with Imagination
When I refile pictures that researchers have recently been consulting, I’m almost guaranteed to run across at least one that demands a second look. My first thought upon seeing this picture, which was...
View ArticleCelebrating the Graphic Tradition at the National Book Festival
The following is a guest post by Sara W. Duke, Curator of Popular & Applied Graphic Arts, Prints & Photographs Division. The Library of Congress has long collected cartoon art and illustration,...
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