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Archive: April 2016 (4 Posts)

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

Celebrating the National Park Service’s Centennial with a New Display

Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson

The Great Hall in the Library of Congress Jefferson Building echoes with the hubbub of enthusiastic visitors absorbing the ornate details of its salute to knowledge and creativity. Much as I relish those sights and sounds, on a recent afternoon, I enjoyed dipping into a room just off the Great Hall to contemplate a small, …

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

A Medley of Visually Deceptive Prints

Posted by: Jeff Bridgers

The following is a guest post by Karen Chittenden and Woody Woodis, Cataloging Specialists in the Prints & Photographs Division: A curious form of engraved print appeared in London in the early 18th century on which multiple images appear to be randomly scattered across the surface of the paper as though they were being viewed upon …