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Archive: 2021 (11 Posts)

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From the Serial Set: Visualizing Yellowstone

Posted by: Bailey DeSimone

Every so often, our team comes across a Serial Set volume that contains photographs, maps, or plates. These visuals preserve moments in time, and in cases of geographical surveys, the early impressions of a landscape. In 1871, geologist Ferdinand V. Hayden led the first of his federally-funded explorations into the Wyoming territory that would later …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

History of the United States Farm Bill

Posted by: Bailey DeSimone

The following is a guest post by Sidonie Devarenne, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current student of Library and Information Science at the University of Washington. Though the farm bill has a tremendous impact on the everyday lives of American citizens, many people may …