Copper Mining and Its Monumental Structures
https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2024/10/copper-mining-and-its-monumental-structures/
Published: October 3, 2024 19:56
The following is a guest post by Ryan Brubacher, Reference Specialist, Prints & Photographs Division. I recently returned from an information-soaked conference in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where I toured and learned about structures related to the…
New Gift of Artist Takuichi Fujii’s Drawings
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Published: September 25, 2024 12:52
The following is a guest post by Kara Chittenden and Katherine Blood in the Prints & Photographs Division about a special new gift of valuable drawings. During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were unjustly incarcerated in concentration camps.…
All Aboard for Pike’s Peak
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Published: September 18, 2024 15:40
In my most recent selection of railroad-related images on Flickr, All Aboard!, the photo that received the most attention was this one of the Manitou & Pike’s Peak Railway. I’m imagining the seemingly backwards and tilted locomotive drew some curiousity.…
Everything Including the Kitchen Sink
https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2024/09/everything-including-the-kitchen-sink/
Published: September 13, 2024 15:37
Many of us spend a considerable amount of time in the kitchen, a space that can serve both a utilitarian and a social function. The Prints & Photographs Division collections provide great images of kitchen spaces that highlight prepared food, architectural…