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Archive: March 2016 (2 Posts)

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

A Wide-Ranging View of West Virginia

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

More than 1,000 color photographs of wild, wonderful West Virginia recently joined the ever-growing Carol M. Highsmith Archive in the Prints and Photographs Division. Taken in 2015, these photos are part of Highsmith’s multi-year plan to photograph every state in the U.S., with the Library of Congress as the home for this modern survey of …

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Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

Photographers and the Cherry Blossoms of D.C.

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

In about a week, residents and visitors in Washington, D.C., will witness the peak bloom of the cherry blossom trees given to the nation by Japan over 100 years ago. This annual profusion of pink and white blossoms on the trees encircling the Tidal Basin draws thousands of people. Many stroll along the water to …

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