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Posted by: Kristi Finefield
The following is a guest post by Mary Jane Appel, photo historian and author of the recently published Russell Lee: A Photographer’s Life and Legacy (Liveright, in association with the Library of Congress, 2021). When Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographer Russell Lee drove through the small town of San Marcos, Texas on a sunny afternoon …
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs, Researcher Stories
Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson
The following is a guest post by Hanna Soltys, Reference Librarian, Prints & Photographs Division. As we celebrate women’s history this month, we’re heading to the track, the open waters, the rink, the mat, the field, the mountains, and many more areas to highlight women in sports. While there isn’t one set collection to explore …
Posted in: Photographs, Prints, Women's History
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
In a recent search for a portrait of a different judge in the C. M. Bell Studio collection, reference librarian Jon Eaker came upon an image with the title “Gibbs, Judge M.W.” Struck by the man’s image, and wanting to learn more about him, Jon did some reading and learned that Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was …
Posted in: African American History, Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson
As it usually does this time of year, my California born-and-bred spirit has me already looking for signs of spring (the novelty of winter going only so far). And where better place to turn for a little spring — especially when nature won’t oblige — than the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog? But the results …
Posted in: Photographs, Posters, Prints
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
The following is an interview with Maya Reid, Technical Services Technician in the Prints & Photographs Division. Melissa: Could you tell us a bit about your background and how you came to work in the Prints & Photographs Division? Maya: I majored in English as an undergraduate student and didn’t know what I wanted to …
Posted in: Photographs, Series: Behind the Scenes
Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson
The following is a guest post by Eric Peich, Archivist, Prints & Photographs Division. The Angel of New York Candid views of people and formal views of buildings abound in the Anthony Angel Collection, which offers a diverse and lively representation of one of the most well-known cities in America in approximately 60,000 photographs taken …
Posted in: Photographs, Ready for Research
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Through this blog, staff of the Prints and Photographs Division connect virtually with readers every week with stories about our collections. In the course of this past year, we have tried out new ways to reach out virtually while we are unable to meet in person. To this end, staff throughout the Library have created …
Posted in: Photographs, Series: Double Take, Visual literacy
Posted by: Barbara Orbach Natanson
The following is a guest post by Adam Silvia, Curator of Photography, Prints & Photographs Division. Thirteen years ago, on January 16th, 2008, Flickr announced The Commons, a space where libraries and museums can share photographs with the public, and the public, in turn, can share its collective knowledge with these cultural heritage archives. The …
Posted in: Acquisitions, Flickr, Photographs