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Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Political Conventions Throughout History

Posted by: Matt Raymond

As Americans settle in to watch the two major party nominating conventions this week and next, have you ever wondered what political conventions were like before the days of the Web, television, or even the telegraph? The Humanities and Social Sciences division at the Library of Congress has provided timely summaries of the Democratic and …

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Flickr Photos, Then and Now

Posted by: Matt Raymond

A wonderfully innovative fan of the Library’s pilot project with Flickr photos decided to restage a World War II-era photo for the modern day, at the same exact location as the original. (The first thing you’ll notice, as the author points out, is that there are many more trees today.) It immediately reminded me of …