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Posted by: Malea Walker
Do you ever feel like there’s something right in front of you that you’re just missing? Some of the hidden picture puzzles in our historic newspapers can drive you to distraction with their clever lines and stealthy images! But if you enjoy going on the hunt for clues and missing objects, then these are puzzles …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Free Puzzles
Posted by: Amber Paranick
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood was an American feminist and lawyer who was the first woman admitted to argue a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Her work “blazed the way for independent womanhood, often in the face of ridicule as well as contemptuous opposition.” At the time of her death, she was the …
Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Women's History
Posted by: Amber Paranick
Eileen Jakeway, an innovation specialist on the LC Labs team, first posted this piece to The Signal blog. On September 15, 2020, the Library of Congress announced the release of Newspaper Navigator, an experimental web application which allows members of the public to visually browse 1.5 million photographs from Chronicling America using machine learning. Read more about the …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Heather Thomas
The infamous trials throughout the early 20th century provide great theater for the masses. A look at these trials gives a snapshot of the issues of class, wealth, status, and race that pervade the time period.
Posted in: Crime, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
Posted by: Megan Halsband
United States Census records are some of the most important government documents - learn more about the 2020 Census and about historic materials from the Serial & Government Publications Division at the Library of Congress!
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Government Documents
Posted by: Malea Walker
On the night of November 12, 1833, the sky fell. This is the story of how one scientist used America’s newspapers to find answers.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers