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Posted by: Kristi Finefield
A surprisingly large and dramatic photo from the 1905 American Bowling Congress tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, piqued my curiosity. What other photos do we have of bowling alleys through the years in the collections of the Prints and Photographs Division?
Posted in: Architecture, Photographs, Postcards
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
On February 11, 1964 the Beatles played their first concert in the United States at the Washington Coliseum in the nation’s capital. View images from the Prints & Photographs Division collections that document this electrifying event.
Posted in: Photographs
Posted by: Kate Phillips
The icy winter gloom has us craving pops of color. Before color film was a viable option, photographers and publishers occasionally hand colored images, sometimes in pursuit of realism and sometimes whimsy or warmth. Today’s post presents a selection of hand colored photographs, including daguerreotypes, cartes de visite, and stereographs.
Posted in: Photographs, Portraits