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Pic of the Week: Under Construction

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Labor Day weekend starts in a few hours so I thought I would feature a photograph of the Adams Building (then known as the Library of Congress Annex) while it was under construction. Funds for the construction of the building were appropriated in 1930, with an additional appropriation in 1935.  It was mentioned in in …

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Pic of the Week: Interns from the Days of Yore

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

 This month we have been featuring pictures and stories about our current interns.  I thought it would be fun to change it up and take a look back at the Library’s interns from yesteryear. With that said, our Pic of the Week features the Library’s 1965 intern class.  These interns were outstanding library school graduates …

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Pic of the Week: Show and Tell

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Today’s Pic of the Week shows the Division’s two Junior Fellows, Laura Beth Jackson and Brian Horowitz, at the annual event the Library holds where the Junior Fellows showcase their projects. Laura Beth’s project was about the Library’s materials from the National Recovery Administration, and her exhibit included two of the Codes of Fair Competition …

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Pic of the Week: Sunburst Grille

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

  The title of our blog post this week is “Sun Spots this Summer?” so we are highlighting one of the architectural grilles that resembles  a sunburst design. These grilles typically disguise the Adams Building’s ventilation system and are visible throughout the building. This one is a bit hard to spot (no pun intended!), since it …

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Pic of the Week: Discovery

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

One of our volunteers discovered this intriguing magazine while he was combing the stacks for interesting and lesser known publications. Discovery: an illustrated journal of scientific news and progress for everybody launched its first issue in May 1907. Its aim was  to bring the public in sympathetic touch with scientists and their work throughout the …