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Archive: January 2020 (2 Posts)

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Behind the Scenes: Bringing Pictures to the Public

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

Below is an interview with Jon Eaker, Reference Librarian in the Prints & Photographs Division at the Library of Congress. Melissa: Thanks for agreeing to an interview, Jon. Can you fill us in on your background, and what led you to become a reference librarian here in the Prints & Photographs Division? Jon:  Well, I’ve …

Posted in: Drawings, Photographs, Posters, Prints, Series: Behind the Scenes

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

New Guide – Great Migration: Finding Pictures

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

The Prints & Photographs Division regularly receives questions about how to find pictures related to the Great Migration – when millions of African Americans, many of whom lived in the rural American South, permanently relocated to cities to the north and west. These individuals had many reasons for leaving their homes, but they were spurred …

Posted in: African American History, Photographs