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Posted by: Amber Paranick
On July 2,1881 President James Garfield was preparing to board a train in Washington, DC, when he was shot and seriously wounded. Two parallel stories emerged in the press--the President’s fight for life, and the bizarre story of his would-be assassin, Charles J. Guiteau.
Posted in: Chronicling America, Crime, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Meg Metcalf
Discover how historic newspapers and periodicals guided readers through autumn with peak fall foliage reports, popular leaf-hunting destinations, and seasonal travel and fashion tips.
Posted in: Chronicling America, Halloween, Newspapers
Posted by: Joel Mota
While participating in the Library’s Archives, History, and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA), Lucy Havens researched the representation of Black cartoon and comic creators in the Library’s Comic Book Collection. Here she highlights a handful of “firsts” in the history of Black and African American cartoons and comics. Read more about it!
Posted in: African American History, Chronicling America, Comic Books, Newspaper Comic Strips
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
In Chronicling America's new interface, the image viewer provides tools to help you inspect and interact with each individual newspaper page. Here are our top five tips for navigating, clipping, and sharing!
Posted in: Chronicling America, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
Posted by: Meg Metcalf
This post will explore how to use the unique features of a newspaper title record to find detailed information about historic newspapers in the Chronicling America digital collection.
Posted in: Chronicling America, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
In our second post on Chronicling America's new interface, learn how to browse newspapers at the title level, and use the interactive map.
Posted in: Chronicling America, Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Meg Metcalf
Chronicling America has a new look! This post explores how to use the advanced search features and how to limit your search by title, date, language, and ethnicity.
Posted in: Chronicling America, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers