Our picture of the week is a mural in downtown York, Pennsylvania, that commemorates the adoption of the Articles of the Confederation by the Continental Congress in York on November 15, 1777. The Articles served as the first Constitution of the United States until they were replaced by the current United States Constitution. You can learn more about the Articles, and their shortcomings, by watching a rare book video, reading a blog post, or by visiting a Library of Congress LibGuide.