Join us for a quick preview of next week's Finding Pictures webinar offering a tour of select World’s Fairs images from the Prints & Photographs Division collections. The presentation will highlight four fairs spanning 1893 to 1965 in the United States, two in Chicago and one each in San Francisco and New York. Our experts will also discuss how you can learn more about P&P’s wide variety of photographs, posters, and design drawings showcasing the architecture, construction, and attendance at World’s Fairs both within the United States and abroad.
This post will preview the May 20, 2026 Finding Pictures webinar to be presented by Curator of Graphic Arts Sara Duke and Archivist Owen Ellis. The webinar will discuss the effort to process and make accessible printed ephemera received through the Copyright deposit program between 1909 and 1978. Materials include trading cards, design drawings, greeting cards, labels, and advertisements.
In this post, get a sneak peek at some images that will be included in an upcoming webinar about renowned photographer Arthur Rothstein, whose iconic work documenting life in the United States during the Great Depression, World War II, and beyond is well represented in the Prints & Photographs Division collections. The virtual event will feature Rothstein's daughter, Dr. Ann Rothstein-Segan, and her husband, Brodie Hefner.
Calling all mid-century fans! Join Reference Librarian, Gillian Mahoney, for a virtual presentation on January 21st to learn more about Charles M. Goodman, one of the D.C. area’s most influential mid-century architects. Best known for his designs for the Hollin Hills neighborhood in Fairfax County, Goodman frequently worked with local builders and developers to make modern houses available to the mass market. This blog post will share a few sample items from the collection in advance of the talk.
Join Reference Specialist Ryan Brubacher online on Wednesday, July 16 at 03:00pm EDT as she explores school-related images from the collections. Showing a variety of perspectives and spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the shared images will feature buildings and classrooms, sports, naptime, students engaged in artistic and scientific learning, and more. The images in this post provide a preview.
Join Curator Adam Silvia and renowned photographer Shawn Walker for a Finding Pictures webinar where they will debut their documentary interview on Walker’s life in photography, featuring images from the Shawn Walker Photograph Collection held in the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. A founding member of the Kamoinge Workshop, a highly esteemed collective of Black photographers in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Walker reflects on his youth growing up in Harlem, his journey to becoming a photographer, his experiences photographing in Cuba and Guyana and his creativity as an artist. Silvia and Walker will take questions from attendees afterwards.
Sample some images from the Library of Congress postcard collections in this post as we prepare to host a webinar on April 16 featuring a broad selection of postcards from the late 19th century forward. We hope this quick introduction will encourage you to watch the live event – or listen to the recording if you aren’t able to make it!
Finding Pictures is a regular webinar series produced by staff of the Prints and Photographs Division. This post advertises the upcoming talk on Mid-Century Color Photography by Leigh Gleason, Head of Reference. It includes example photos from multiple collections, including works by Russell Lee, Theodor Horydczak, Toni Frissell, Bernard Gotfryd, and Balthazar Korab.
