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Print shows the president's box at Ford's Theater with John Wilkes Booth, on the right, shooting President Lincoln who is seated at the front of the box; on the left are Mary Todd Lincoln seated in the front, Major Henry Rathbone rising to stop Booth, and Clara Harris standing behind Mrs. Lincoln

Caught My Ear: Bascom Lamar Lunsford’s “Booth Killed Lincoln”

A woman outdoors holds a bunch of fresh flowers

AFC’s Occupational Folklife Project Continues to Expand

One Way to Mitigate the Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress

Text of image says Library of Congress, Folklife

New Faces at AFC: Staff and Interns

AAPI hosts wokshop and itneriews with VHP Los Angeles, CA, May 2023.

Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with VHP interviews in Los Angeles

World War II era photo of Lewis Finkelstein standing on a rocky shoreline. He wears a white sailor hat tilted to the left and a thick jacket buttoned up to his chin.

D-Day and Me: The Importance of Preserving Veterans’ Stories

A weather-beaten map, distressed around the edges, showing the landing zone labeled "Omaha Beach-East."

VHP Collection Spotlight: Joseph Vaghi’s D-Day Map

A group of women watch a woman who stands next to a monitor on which a photo is displayed

Swedish Women’s Education Association Visit Swedish Treasures from Library of Congress Collections

A woman dances wearing a crown

“Re-writing America”: AFC Symposium on the Federal Writers’ Project, June 16, 2023