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More Bain photos are headed this way next Monday. In the meantime: the cherry blossoms have come and gone in Washington, D.C., but they live on in two recent Picture This blog posts:
Photographers and the Cherry Blossoms of D.C.
and
Celebrating the National Park Service’s Centennial with a New Display
Enjoy!
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Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer.
Waterfall and cherry trees at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C. [between 1980 and 2006]
1 transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Notes:
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images.
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.
Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:124).
Forms part of the Selects Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Subjects:
United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
America.
FDR Memorial.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
Format: Transparencies--Color--1980-2010.
Rights info.: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part of: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- Carol M. Highsmith Archive. More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.14070
Call Number: LC-HS503- 3264 (ONLINE) [P&P]
Abel & Company, photographer
New York City book campaign / Abel & Company, Inc., commercial photographers, 903 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
1919.
1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 21 x 16 cm.
Summary:
Photograph shows a woman standing on a pile of books speaking into a megaphone for an American Library Association War Service promotion to collect books for soldiers fighting in Europe.
Notes:
• Title from item.
• Stamped on verso: Please credit American Library Association.
• Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Military section.
Subjects:
• American Library Association.--War Service.
• World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York.
• Book drives--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920.
• Women--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920.
• Books--1910-1920.
Format:
Photographic prints--1910-1920.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.40926
Call Number: LOT 13440-2, no. 21
Learn more about this photo and others featuring classroom interiors from various eras in our Picture This blog post: Absorbing Details in the Classroom: Photographs of Schoolroom Interiors
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Burke, F. P. (Frank P.), photographer.
Graham School [or Mosely School], Chicago. Interior - children seated at desks, [between 1900 and 1915].
1 photographic print.
Notes:
Title from item.
"Courtesy Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund."
Goldsberry Collection of open-air school photographs.
Subjects:
School children--Clothing & dress--Illinois--Chicago--1900-1930.
Open-air schools--Illinois--Chicago--1900-1930.
Format:
Photographic prints--1900-1930.
Rights Info.: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.18484
Call Number: LOT 5338-25A
What do you think: the original title mentions the "Three Graces," but is the tree in the foreground the Bachelor tree in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias?
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Detroit Photographic Co., photographer
Mariposa Grove of big trees. "Three graces"
[ca. 1900]
1 photograph : photochrom print ; sheet 23 x 18 cm.
Summary: Photograph shows giant sequoia tree at Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, with man standing next to it and a horse-drawn carriage driving nearby.
Notes:
- Title from Catalogue J. - part two, plain, platinum and hand colored photographs of American scenery and architecture. Detroit: Detroit Photographic Company. 1901, page 7, no. 06258.
- Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Information about the collection is available at Detroit Publishing Company - About this Collection - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress)
- Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Detroit Publishing Co. section.
Subjects:
Giant sequoias--California--Mariposa Grove--1890-1910.
Format:
Photochrom prints--1890-1910.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.53299
Call Number: LOT 9057
I have lived in Washington DC almost twenty years and have visited most of the museums, buildings and attractions at one time or another. To me, the most impressive is the Thomas Jefferson Building, the oldest and most recognizable Library of Congress building.
I have visited the LOC a few times but never attempted to get photos until my last visit. The scale is simply overwhelming. My lack of experience for indoor, architectural photography did not do justice to the grandeur of the place, but hopefully this short series will be of some interest. To me it's a must-see for any visit to DC.
Another shot from the "Main Reading Room." View LARGE for much more detail
A photographer catches his own reflection, multiplying the appreciation all around!
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Irish, G. S. (George S.), photographer
Globe reflection, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George / G. S. Irish, photographer, Glen's Falls, N.Y.
[187-]
1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen.
Summary:
Stereograph shows self-portrait of photographer with camera on tripod, hotel, and lake reflected in a shiny globe.
Notes:
• Title from item.
• Purchase; Jeffrey Kraus; 2011; (DLC/PP-2011:123).
• General information about the Stereograph Cards Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.stereo
Subjects:
• Irish, G. S.--(George S.)--New York (State)--Lake George.
• Fort William Henry Hotel (Lake George, N.Y.)--1870-1880.
• Hotels--New York (State)--Lake George--1870-1880.
• Photographers--New York (State)--Lake George--1870-1880.
• Reflections--1870-1880.
Format:
• Albumen prints--1870-1880.
• Self-portraits--1870-1880.
• Stereographs--1870-1880.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.1s02976
Call Number: STEREO SUBJ FILE - Photographers
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916, photographer
Yosemite Valley, California
[ca. 1865]
1 photographic print : albumen ; photo 40.2 x 52.4 cm, on mount 54.2 x 65.9 cm.
Notes:
• Title devised by Library staff.
• Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washington : Library of Congress ..., 1975, no. 108.
• Exhibited: "The Illusion of the American Frontier" at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain, Nov. 2015-Feb. 2016.
Subjects:
• Valleys--California--1860-1870.
• Mountains--California--1860-1870.
• Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--1860-1870.
Format:
• Albumen prints--1860-1870.
• Landscape photographs--1860-1870.
• Mammoth plates--1860-1870.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.09983
Call Number: LOT 4590, no. 2
What do you think of their form? And what do you suppose affected it more—their outfits or the presence of the camera?
This photo was recently featured in a Picture This blog post: "Women Hoopsters"
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Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer
[Female students playing basketball in a gymnasium, Western High School, Washington, D.C.]
[1899?]
1 photographic print : cyanotype ; 7 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (photo), 9 x 11 5/16 in. (mount)
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff.
Inscribed in ink on bottom center of photo: 35.
In album: "Western High School, nos. 1-40"
Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g09676
Call Number: LOT 2749, no. 035
I have lived in Washington DC almost twenty years and have visited most of the museums, buildings and attractions at one time or another. To me, the most impressive is the Thomas Jefferson Building, the oldest and most recognizable Library of Congress building.
I have visited the LOC a few times but never attempted to get photos until my last visit. The scale is simply overwhelming. My lack of experience for indoor, architectural photography did not do justice to the grandeur of the place, but hopefully this short series will be of some interest. To me it's a must-see for any visit to DC.
This is a shot of the ceiling in one area; my 24mm lens was barely wide enough. View Large for the best look.
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer.
A bald eagle surveys its surroundings in Yellowstone National Park in the western U.S. state of Wyoming.
2016-02-07.
1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.
Notes:
• Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
• Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
• Gift; Gates Frontiers Fund; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:069).
• Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Subjects:
• United States--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park.
• America
• Yellowstone National Park
• National parks
• Bald eagles
• eagles
Format:
Digital photographs--Color--2010-2020.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.35528
Call Number: LC-DIG-highsm- 35528 (ONLINE)
While waiting for the set of images we’ll load next week, enjoy a little sun and sand with this photo, which was featured in our Picture This blog post, “Caught Our Eyes: Playing with Shadows.”
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Frissell, Toni, 1907-1988, photographer
"My Shadow" from A Child's Garden of Verses
[1944]
1 photograph : nitrate negative.
Summary:
Photograph shows a boy standing on a beach looking at his shadow.
Notes:
- Title from caption in Photographs, 1933-1967 / Toni Frissell, p. 68.
- Photograph used as illustration for A Child's Garden of Verses, Robert Louis Stevenson, photographs by Toni Frissell (1944).
- Date from publication date of A Child's Garden of Verses.
Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).
- Image published in: Photographs, 1933-1967 / Toni Frissell. New York, New York : Doubleday, 1994, p. 68. (Call number: TR653.F75 1994).
Subjects:
- Boys--1940-1950.
- Shadows--1940-1950.
- Beaches--1940-1950.
Format:
- Nitrate negatives--1950-1960.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "Toni Frissell Collection,"(www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/070_fris.html)
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.07092
Call Number: LC-F9-01-4406-043 -06
We'll be delivering another batch of photos next week. In the meantime, two of our recent Picture This blog posts invite you to dive deep and range widely to research pictures:
Exploring Black-Owned Businesses from the Turn of the 20th Century
and
Finding Clues in Civil War Photographs
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[Horse-drawn ice wagon and several persons, two with blocks of ice, standing in street in front of residence]
[1899 or 1900]
1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
Related Names:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, collector
Notes:
• In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 360.
• B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P Reading Room. A microfilm surrogate is also available.
• Forms part of: Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress).
• Exhibited: American Treasures at the Library of Congress, 2005.
• Original albums filed in PR 12 under LOT 11930
• Information about the collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anedub
Subjects:
• African Americans--Georgia--1890-1900.
• Ice industry--Georgia--1890-1900.
• Carts & wagons--Georgia--1890-1900.
Format:
• Gelatin silver prints--1890-1900.
• Group portraits--1890-1900.
• Portrait photographs--1890-1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.08776
Call Number: LOT 11930, no. 360
Today we’re driving (on Highway 14!) to our 14th anniversary of sharing through the Flickr Commons. We show no signs of stopping and plan on bringing you newly available pictures and albums all throughout the year!
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
General view of Highway 14 on way to Yanceyville. Caswell County, North Carolina. 1939 Sept.
1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Notes:
• Title and other information from caption card.
• Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
• More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
• Temp. note: usf34batch6
• Film copy on SIS roll 5, frame 2159.
Subjects:
• United States--North Carolina--Caswell County.
Format:
• Safety film negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8c10589
Call Number: LC-USF34- 052109-D
I have lived in Washington DC almost twenty years and have visited most of the museums, buildings and attractions at one time or another. To me, the most impressive is the Thomas Jefferson Building, the oldest and most recognizable Library of Congress building.
I have visited the LOC a few times but never attempted to get photos until my last visit. The scale is simply overwhelming. My lack of experience for indoor, architectural photography did not do justice to the grandeur of the place, but hopefully this short series will be of some interest. To me it's a must-see for any visit to DC.
This is a shot of the ceiling in one area; my 24mm lens was barely wide enough. View Large for the best look.
This is one of many locations featured in the “Not an Ostrich” exhibition currently on display in Los Angeles, California. Read more about the photos included in the exhibit in our recent Picture This blog post “Not an Ostrich”—Exhibition of Library of Congress Photos.”
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Detroit Photographic Co., photographer
Chinese pharmacy, Los Angeles, California
[Detroit] : Detroit Photographic Co., [1899]
1 photograph : color photolithograph print ; sheet 24 x 18 cm.
Summary: Photolithograph shows interior of Chinese American pharmacy.
Notes:
• Title from item.
• Forms part of the Detroit Publishing Company Collection. For more information, see: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.detr
• Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Detroit Publishing Co. section and Business & Science section.
Subjects:
• Chinese Americans--Health & welfare--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.
• Medicine, Chinese.
• Medicines--1890-1900.
• Drugstores--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.
Format:
Photolithographs--Color--1890-1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.51094
Call Number: LOT 9056
Over the next few weeks of the holiday season, you’ll be receiving single pictures from us, rather than large packages. Today's offering was featured in a Picture This blog post, "Caught Our Eyes: Santa Gets Credentials." It clearly caught a Flickr member's eyes, too—have a look at how he imagined it in color!
If you prefer large packages, then take a look at all the holiday related pictures we’ve loaded over the last ten years…
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Harris & Ewing, photographer
Santa Claus receives aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Although there may not be sufficient snow for his reindeer sleigh, Santa Claus will still be able to deliver his load of presents on time this Christmas by using the air route. The old saint called at the Commerce Department in Washington today where he is shown receiving an aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretary of Commerce. for Aeronautics William P. MacCracken, while Clarence M. Young (right) Director of Aeronautics, Department of Commerce, looks on. Airway maps and the assurance that the lights would be burning on the airways Christmas Eve were also given to Santa.
[1927 November or December]
1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.
Notes:
• Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve.
• Date based on date of negatives in same range.
• Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
• General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
Subjects:
United States.
Format:
Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.34635
Call Number: LC-H2- B-2369
Newly digitized negatives from the Library of Congress American National Red Cross Collection let us glimpse relief efforts during World War I and after. Explore this powerful visual record in the recent Picture This blog post: “American National Red Cross Collection: Newly Digitized Photos.“
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Women’s part in the great war. Women are shown preparing to deliver various government packages. They are members of the National League for Women's Service…, [between 1917 and 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
Notes:
•Title and notes from Red Cross caption card.
•Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: International Film Service.
•Group Title: U.S. Chapters, Motor Corps., Workers, Women.
•Date based on date of negatives in same range.
•Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
•General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Subjects:
American Red Cross.
Formats:
Glass negatives.
Rights Info.: No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection,"(www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/anrc.06283
We’ll be delivering a new set of photographs early next week, but in the meantime, we invite you to take a research journey with one of our reference specialists to learn more about Topham’s Trunks in our Picture This blog post, “Double Take: A Trunk Full of Questions.”
And, although she found the answers to some of the mysteries about this picture, here’s a pictorial challenge: What might people have packed into such a trunk? And can you find an illustrative picture in one of our Flickr albums?
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Topham's Trunk auto
[between 1910 and 1935]
1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
Notes:
• Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve.
• Date from negatives in same range.
• Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947.
• General information about the National Photo Company collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.npco
• This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings.
Format:
Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/npcc.31255
Call Number: LC-F82- 189
A seasonal flash of color from a historic documentation effort: the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) records historic landscapes in the United States and its territories through measured drawings and interpretive drawings, written histories, and large-format black and white photographs and, as in this case, color photographs. HALS is one of the heritage documentation programs overseen by the National Park Service; the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division preserves the documentation for posterity and makes it available to the general public.
Rosenthal, James W., creator.
Detail view of purple iris (Louisiana native) - Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Road, Saline, Bienville Parish, LA
2004.
1 color transparency ; 5 x 7 in.
Notes:
• More information about the Historic American Landscapes Survey is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hh. This photo is part of this landscape survey: www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/la0496/
Subjects:
Louisiana -- Bienville Parish -- Saline
Latitude/Longitude:
32.1312, -92.981215
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.la0496/color.218464c
Call Number: HALS LA-1-6 (CT)
As we ring out 2017, please enjoy some New Year's Eves of the past in our Picture This blog post, “New Year’s Cheers."
We’re looking forward to sharing more pictures in 2018!
(And if you want to sleuth your way into the new year, we still have some lingering mysteries to tackle...)
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[Carrie Kayler, Belle Kayler, and Clo Barnes, December 31, 1900]
[1900 Dec. 31]
1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 4 x 5 in.
Related Names:
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 , photographer
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 , photographer
Notes:
• Title from reference print.
• Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright.
• Forms part of: Glass negatives from the Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright. General information about the collection is available at: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.wri
Subjects:
• Wright, Wilbur,--1867-1912--Friends & associates.
• Wright, Orville,--1871-1948--Friends & associates.
• Women--1900-1910.
• Costumes--1900-1910.
• Hats--1900-1910.
• Celebrations--1900-1910.
• Holidays--1900-1910.
Format:
• Dry plate negatives--1900-1910.
• Group portraits--1900-1910.
• Portrait photographs--1900-1910.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppprs.00491
Call Number: LC-W85- 32
Farm Security Administration photographers became known for their documentation of the Depression -- its impact on people and its connection to land use. Later, they turned to documenting the World War II home front. Along the way, visually appealing patterns captured their attention – in this case, while preparing informational products.
Ferrell, John, photographer.
Texture background for motion picture and filmstrip. Pattern
1942 Sept.
1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Notes:
• Title and other information from caption card.
• Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
• More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Subjects:
• United States.
Format:
Safety film negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b14506
Call Number: LC-USF34- 011623-D
Hint: Though appropriate in sentiment, it’s not a valentine. It's featured, along with some similarly themed items, in our Picture This blog post Presidential Sweethearts.
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"Two hearts that beat as one." President Cleveland. President Cleveland's bride
1886 June 4.
1 photographic print on mount.
Summary: Photograph showing President Grover Cleveland and his wife each inside heart shaped cut-outs.
Notes:
• R13038 U.S. Copyright Office.
• Title from item.
• A.G. Bushnell, 114 Nassau Street, New York.
Subjects:
• Cleveland, Grover,--1837-1908.
• Cleveland, Frances Folsom,--1864-1947.
• Presidents--1880-1890.
• Presidents' spouses--1880-1890.
Format:
• Photographic prints--1880-1890.
• Portrait photographs--1880-1890.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g13964
Call Number: PRES FILE -Cleveland, Grover -- Family
Check out our Picture This blog post, “Art Chosen by Artists: Library of Congress National Exhibition of Prints (1943-77) – a New Research Guide,” where this photo was featured!
Library of Congress. Photoduplication Service, photographer
[Sixteenth National Exhibition of Prints at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]
1958
1 photograph : negative ; sheet 20 x 26 cm (8 x 10 format)
Summary: Photograph shows visitors viewing exhibit at the National Exhibition of Prints at the Library of Congress in the Thomas Jefferson Building.
Notes:
• Title devised by Library staff.
• Forms part of: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
• National Exhibition of Prints (U.S.)--1950-1960.
• Exhibitions--Washington (D.C.)--1950-1960.
• Prints--1950-1960.
Format:
Photographic prints--1950-1960.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.65148
Call Number: LC-USP6-3405A
We’ve mentioned in our summary two of the “spirits” in the photo (George Washington and Queen Victoria). Do you recognize others?
We’ll be back next week with another set of photos. In the meantime, perhaps you’d like to do some exploring: This is one of more than 400 photos featured in the “Not an Ostrich” exhibition currently on display in Los Angeles, California. Our Picture This blog post “Not an Ostrich”—Exhibition of Library of Congress Photos” will lead you to more photos selected for the exhibit.
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Fallis, S. W., photographer
John K. Hallowell and fifteen (15) other faces
2/24/1901 [24 February 1901]
1 photograph : gelatin silver print on cabinet card mount ; sheet 16 x 11 cm, mount 17 x 11 cm.
Summary: Spirit photograph shows portrait of John K. Hallowell and super-imposed faces of fifteen deceased people including George Washington and Queen Victoria.
Notes:
• H2332 U.S. Copyright Office.
• Title from item.
• Copyright by John K. Hallowell.
• No. 4.
• Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Photographers section.
• Information about the LOT (group) to which this photo belongs is available at: www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2005686323/
Subjects:
• Hallowell, John K.
• Men--Spiritual life--1900-1910.
• Spiritualism--1900-1910.
Format:
• Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.
• Photographic prints--1900-1910.
• Portrait photographs--1900-1910.
• Spirit photographs--1900-1910.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.40858
Call Number: LOT 3738 [item]
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer
[Students from 6th Division public schools, Washington, D.C., looking at an exhibit of fine prints in the Library of Congress]
1899?
1 photographic print : cyanotype.
Notes:
• Title devised by Library staff.
• In album: Washington, D.C. School Survey, #310-340, Public Schools - 6th Division.
• Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Information about the collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fbj
Subjects:
•Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)
• School field trips--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
• Students--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
• Exhibitions--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
• Children--Clothing & dress--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
Format:
• Cyanotypes--1890-1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.18643
Call Number: LOT 2749, no. 334
We’ll be back with another set of photographs next week, but in the meantime, perhaps you’ll take inspiration from photos in our recent Picture This blog post, “Child Artists at Work.”
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Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, photographer.
New Britain, Connecticut. A child care center, opened September 15, 1942, for thirty children, age two to five, of mothers engaged in war industry. The hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days per week. Children painting and coloring.
1 negative : nitrate ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches or smaller.
1943 June.
Notes:
• Title and other information from caption card.
• Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
• More information about the group of photographs from which this one comes is available at: www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/coll/item/2004677846/
• More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Subjects:
United States--Connecticut--Hartford County--New Britain.
Format:
Nitrate negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs (www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d30782
Call Number: LC-USW3-031886-E [P&P]
Just as these Sennett girls emerged from a sea of confetti, wonderful photographs emerged in the process of selecting images for the “Not an Ostrich” exhibition currently on display in Los Angeles, California. Read more about the photos included in the exhibit in our recent Picture This blog post “Not an Ostrich”—Exhibition of Library of Congress Photos.”
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Evans, Nelson Frazer, 1889-1922, photographer
Sennett girls in serpentine confetti
[1918]
1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 19 x 24 cm.
Summary: Photograph shows the Sennett Bathing Beauties draped with confetti.
Notes:
• J229468 U.S. Copyright Office.
• Title from item.
• No. 91-X.
• Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Arts section.
Subjects:
• Sennett, Mack,--1880-1960--Friends & associates.
• Bathing beauties--1910-1920.
Format:
• Glamour photographs--1910-1920.
• Photographic prints--1910-1920.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.40864
Call Number: LOT 10139-1 [item]
[Little girl wearing white chemise, beaded necklace, and high-button shoes on porch with butter churn]
[ca. 1900]
1 photographic print : platinum ; 14 x 10 cm. mounted on card.
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff.
Photographer unidentified.
Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.
Subjects:
Girls--1900.
Churns--1900.
Format: Portrait photographs--1900.
Platinum prints--1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3f06076
Call Number: LOT 3222, no. 116
Whose shoes would you least like to be in here?
This photo was recently featured in a Picture This blog post: "Women Hoopsters"
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P.M. Gen. New with girls basketball team of Dept., 3/1/26.
1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve.
National Photo Company Collection.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/npcc.15577
Call Number: LC-F8-39352
I have lived in Washington DC almost twenty years and have visited most of the museums, buildings and attractions at one time or another. To me, the most impressive is the Thomas Jefferson Building, the oldest and most recognizable Library of Congress building.
I have visited the LOC a few times but never attempted to get photos until my last visit. The scale is simply overwhelming. My lack of experience for indoor, architectural photography did not do justice to the grandeur of the place, but hopefully this short series will be of some interest. To me it's a must-see for any visit to DC.
Another shot from the "Main Reading Room." View LARGE for much more detail
The George Washington Bridge – known informally as the GW Bridge,[4] the GWB,[5] the GW,[6] or the George[7] – is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River between the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey. As of 2015, it carried over 106 million vehicles per year, making it the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge.[8][9] It is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a bi-state government agency that operates several bridges, tunnels and airports, as well as marine seaports, and the PATH rapid transit system.
The bridge, an integral conduit within the New York metropolitan area, has an upper level that carries four lanes in each direction and a lower level with three lanes in each direction, for a total of 14 lanes of travel. The speed limit on the bridge is 45 mph (72 km/h), though congestion frequently slows traffic on both weekdays and weekends. The bridge's upper level also carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Interstate 95 (I-95) and U.S. Route 1/9 (US 1/9) cross the river via the bridge. US 46, which lies entirely within New Jersey, terminates halfway across the bridge at the state border with New York. At its eastern terminus in New York City, the bridge connects with the Trans-Manhattan Expressway (part of I-95, connecting to the Cross Bronx Expressway).
This photo was featured in a Picture This blog post: Caught Our Eyes: Most Original Costume
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Harris & Ewing, photographer.
Costume prize winners at Arts Club's Bal Boheme. Washington, D.C., April 10. 1939.
1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.
Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
Forms part of: Harris & Ewing Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.).
Format:
Glass negatives.
Rights Info.: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.26485
Call Number: LC-H22-D- 6342