Pic of the Week: Circa 1973 shelf locations
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Do you want to know where the books at the Library were in 1973?
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Pics of the Week: Sequoyah
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post is about a door detail of Sequoyah on the bronze door of the John Adams Building.
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What’s in a Name?
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is a blog post on the history of the various names of the Annex later known as the John Adams Building.
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Pic of the Week: How to Get a Book at the Library of Congress – 1902
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post features a short description from a 1902 article on how to request a book at the Library of Congress.
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Pic of the Week: Pretty Maids all in a Row
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This photograph of the bollards that run down 2nd Street SE next to the Adams Building was taken in late 2010. What caught my eye was how the bollards with just a bit of snow on top reminded me of the paintings of ladies wearing powdered wigs and ruffs, collars, or fichu. At first I …
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