Free to Use and Reuse: Glasses
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library of Congress's Free to Use and Reuse set of copyright-free photographs and prints features eyeglasses this month.
Posted in: Free to Use and Reuse, Photos, U.S. Presidents
Category: Photos
Name That Actress…If You Can
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The young woman in this photograph, likely an actress around 1970, has eluded identification by readers, despite dozens of guesses. We renew the search.
Posted in: National Film Preservation Board, Photos
The Mystery of Lincoln’s First Inauguration Photograph
Posted by: Neely Tucker
A conservator at the Library believes she has identified John Wood, an almost forgotten government photographer, as the man who took an iconic image of the first Lincoln inauguration.
Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, Capitol Hill, Civil War, Photos, U.S. Presidents, Washington DC
Free to Use and Reuse: Genealogy
Posted by: Neely Tucker
It’s time once again to dip into our Free to Use and Reuse sets of pictures, culled from the Library’s millions of copyright-free photographs, prints, maps and so on. This month, we’re featuring things that relate to ever-popular genealogy searches, as people look to uncover the secrets of their past by identifying their ancestors and the …
Posted in: Free to Use and Reuse, Genealogy, Maps, Photos, Pic of the Week, Women's History
“Who Am I?” New Mystery Photo Contest!
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Cary O’Dell at the Library’s National Recording Registry is the maestro of our ever-popular Mystery Photo Contest. He’s back with another round, featuring some of Hollywood’s not-so-famous faces. Hello fellow photo sleuths! For your frustration, we submit to you nine more super-hard, super-obscure publicity stills that the Library is trying to identify. This new batch, …
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Photos
Free Car Pics!
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library offers Free to Use and Reuse sets of historic photographs; this month, we feature cars.
Posted in: Free to Use and Reuse, Photos, Pic of the Week
Charles Manson and “Once Upon a Time….in Hollywood”
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The LIbrary has several items documenting the dark hold that killers such as Charles Manson have kept on American culture and imagination.
Posted in: Crime and Punishment, Newspapers, Photos
Pic(s) of the Week: Ice Cream!
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's "Free to Use and Reuse" sets features copyright-free prints and photographs for public use.
Posted in: Free to Use and Reuse, Photos, Pic of the Week
New Mystery Photo Contest
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Cary O'Dell at the Library's National Recording Registry is the maestro of our ever-popular Mystery Photo Contest, and he's back with another entry.
Posted in: Film, Music, National Recording Registry, Photos