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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.
Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
If you were in the Washington, D.C. area this morning (April 17), you were treated to a fly-by of the Space Shuttle Discovery riding piggy-back on a 747 as it made its way to the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center located near Dulles International Airport. I did not want to miss …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
And no, sports fans, I do not mean the Southeastern Conference of college athletics fame. In this case I am talking about the Securities & Exchange Commission. In the Science & Business Reading Room, we have a microfiche set of SEC company filings that is one of our more regularly used items. I have featured …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Pic of the Week
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 …
Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
I pretty much see the same thing every time I look out of my office window. Except one day last week! That’s when I glanced out and saw these two men working on the roof of the Jefferson Building. This photo makes the photos in two previous Pic of the Week posts – one of …
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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This black and white photograph of Christmas shoppers from the early 20th century made me think of the modern Black Friday shopping frenzy. But since Black Friday has already been a blog topic, I thought I would use this as an opportunity to re-feature posts from Inside Adams and the other Library blogs, posted in …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Pic of the Week, ST&B Division
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A funny picture of a squirrel who looks like he wants to come inside.
Posted in: Business, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is a blog post about the watch stations found with the John Adams Building.
Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The cafeteria space in Adams has been spiffed up.
Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week