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Archive: August 2016 (5 Posts)

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Signs of Their Times: A Few of My Favorite Signs

Posted by: Jeff Bridgers

In this final installment in the “Signs of Their Times” series drawing from the Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information (FSA/OWI) Photograph Collection, I offer a few of my miscellaneous favorites. To begin, I can’t imagine any librarian, or book-lover for that matter, could resist this 1940 appeal from the “The Mogollon School …

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

Marching to the Beat

Posted by: Julie Stoner

The end of August reminds me of the sweltering hot days I spent as a teenager in band camp, marching back and forth across the black pavement of the high school parking lot, attempting to learn field formations while simultaneously playing only half-remembered music.  Though well past my marching days, I still appreciate a well-executed …

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

Caught Our Eyes: Swan Dive

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

As I swelter through the dog days of summer along with my fellow Washingtonians, my overheated mind called forth a favorite print from our Fine Prints collection. The grace and simplicity of this lithograph are compelling enough, but the promise of a refreshing splashdown and a cool breeze on the way down is what caught …

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

A Market Perspective: Pictures of Public Markets

Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson

I can’t resist poring over pictures of public markets. The hubbub, the variety of objects that demand a closer look, and the regular presence of stacks of food (albeit not always mouth-watering to contemplate) draw me in. So when I recently set off on one of my favorite kinds of tours through the Prints & …