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Archive: August 2018 (2 Posts)

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Behind the Scenes: A Rotating Digital Perspective

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

Below is an interview with Vanathy Senthilkumar, who served on the Library of Congress Digital Conversion Team. Vanathy recently accepted a new job as a Librarian at the Government Printing Office, where we wish her the best of luck. Melissa: Like other members of the Library’s Digital Conversion Team, you serve on rotating details in …

Posted in: Photographs, Posters, Prints, Series: Behind the Scenes, World War I

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

Friendship in Pictures

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

The Prints and Photographs Division’s Popular Graphic Art (PGA) Collection is a rich resource for nineteenth-century portraits, views of cities and landscapes, and interpretations of historical events. It is also a great source of pictures that were designed to serve educational purposes and reflect particular values and tastes. I came across several PGA prints that …

Posted in: Prints