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Archive: 2019 (52 Posts)

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World Series Excitement in the Nation’s Capital

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

The World Series is in full swing (pun intended!) and this year, the Washington Nationals are battling it out in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1933. The nation’s capital is abuzz with excitement for the hometown team, much as D.C. baseball fans were in 1924, 1925 and 1933 – the only other …

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Caught Our Eyes: Celebrating Cars–and Car Parts!

Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson

The grounds of the U.S. Capitol have played host to millions of visitors, not to mention every flavor of celebrations and demonstrations. But it’s not often that you see a car parts strewn across the Capitol’s well-groomed grounds. Reference librarian Jon Eaker spotted this photo among photographs recently digitized from the U.S. News & World …