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Archive: April 2020 (2 Posts)

A child carrying a bundle of newspapers in one hand, the other arm held high with a copy of the Anchorage Daily Times, the headline reading

Happy 220th Birthday to the Library of Congress!

Posted by: Amber Paranick

This piece was co-written by my colleague Megan Halsband. To celebrate the 220th anniversary of its founding, on Friday, April 24, 2020, the Library of Congress is highlighting some of the many gifts and resources we have been able to provide because of your contributions.  Your creativity and knowledge help us build our Web Archiving collections …

Posted in: African American History, Comic Books, Digitized Newspapers, Government Documents, Holidays, Newspapers, Web Archives, World War I

A child carrying a bundle of newspapers in one hand, the other arm held high with a copy of the Anchorage Daily Times, the headline reading

Newspaper Navigator Surfaces Treasure Trove of Historic Images – Get a Sneak Peek at Upcoming Data Jam!

Posted by: Amber Paranick

Eileen Jakeway, an innovation specialist on the LC Labs team, first posted this piece to The Signal blog.  In this post, Innovator in Residence Ben Lee talks about his aspirations for engaging the American public with the millions of images he extracted from Chronicling America.  The Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection is a product of …

Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers