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Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
Many of us grew up watching Sesame Street, the educational show featuring Muppets, those whimsical rascals with many lessons to teach. Join us as we reminisce and look at behind-the-scenes images of the show.
Posted in: Photographs
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
The life of a town or city often flows through its Main Street. In Richmond, Virginia, the Main Street Station has provided passenger service for most of its 125 years, with one notable years-long gap in service. Explore the history of this historic landmark through photos from our collections.
Posted in: Architecture, Flickr, Photographs, Visual literacy
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
With the Oscars coming up this weekend, we find ourselves nostalgic for the experience of watching movies in a theater, as well as for the golden age of movie palaces from the 1910s to the 1940s like the ones featured in this post.
Posted in: Architecture, Photographs
Posted by: Kate Phillips
What do eggs and the sun have in common? They are both vital materials in photographic processes. Both are represented in graphic form in photography related items from the Library’s vast collection of U.S. Patent Office trademark registrations. The collection covers the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the exact moment the photographic industry exploded, becoming accessible to both professionals and amateurs alike. This week’s post will share a sampling of these.
Posted in: Prints