New playlists, featured artists and songs!Now Playing -- "Eclectic Acoustic" -- a veritable Victor mash-up of melodies. Hear stirring bands and rousing choruses, delightful vaudeville-style comedy, opera, ragtime, and New Orleans jazz.New Playlis…
- 19 Jan 12, 9:06pm -

We've recently added some new content to the National Jukebox:--an all new Features page that includes a piece on the Stroh Violin and a slide show of Victor advertising from the accoustical era: http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/features-- a Civil War…
- 25 Oct 11, 7:41pm -

Response to the launch of the National Jukebox has been tremendous. In the first three weeks we've had an estimated 2.6 million page views, 356,000 visitors and 738,000 streams of music played. One of the most requested songs on the site to date ha…
- 6 Jun 11, 7:44pm -

We are proud to announce the debut of the National Jukebox, a free, online recording library where you can listen to music and spoken word from some of the first recordings bought by the public. The Jukebox is launching with over 10,000 recordings…
- 9 May 11, 6:46pm -

The end of this week marks the transformation of our two-year-old RSS feed into a new Prints & Photographs blog to be called "Picture This." This new blog will enable us to feature more of the pictorial marvels from our collections and enable you to…
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Today we feature "The Phoenix of Prosperity," an Udo Keppler illustration published in the August 5, 1903 issue of _Puck_. The illustration shows a female figure labeled "Prosperity" holding a cornucopia labeled "Legitimate Business" overflowing with…
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Attention, fans of the the graphic arts! Two new graphic arts galleries introduce visitors to Library of Congress pictorial collections. The Swann Gallery features caricatures, political cartoons, comics, animation art, graphic novels and illustratio…
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In honor of Bastille Day, France's National Celebration, we feature a hand-colored etching "Vue brillante de l'aniversaire du 14 juillet 1801," which shows a crowd viewing fireworks at a Bastille Day celebration in Paris. Notice also that a balloon a…
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Flickr members inspired us to post a new set to the Library of Congress Flickr account called "Photographer in the Picture." After Flickr members spotted photographers in action in two of our photos, Prints & Photographs Division staff took up the ch…
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Let's see now, what do I wear to that July Fourth barbecue? In honor of the Independence Day weekend, we feature a 1919 Harris & Ewing photograph which may provide some inspiration. Miss Liberty and Columbia don costumes for the presentation of a tab…
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We feature a June 24, 1938 photograph by Harris & Ewing which captures Shirley Temple outside the White House after "a very important conference with the President." From the caption, we learn further that Shirley and FDR discussed current events suc…
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Many of our children finally finished school this week--firmly believing that they were the last in the nation to reach their summer vacation! Their anticipation of halcyon summer days reminded me of the photo "Boys Fishing," taken back in June 1940…
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Recently added to the Women Photojournalists site is an overview of the life and work of Jessie Tarbox Beals. Hired as a staff photographer in 1902 for two newspapers, _The Buffalo Inquirer_ and _The Courier_, Beals has become known as America's firs…
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More than 500 stereographs showing various facets of the life and career of Theodore Roosevelt are now available online. We feature "'Pot Luck' with the 'Boys'" in which Roosevelt, in top hat and morning coat, is seen ladling up some steaming grub wi…
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It’s probably one of the most iconic photographs of our time – a nurse seen swept into the arms of a sailor as the two get lost in a kiss. Sigh. The photo was taken on Victory Over Japan Day (V-J Day) at the end of World War II. But the identity…
- 12 hours ago, 16 May 12, 4:38pm -

Take 550 grade- and middle-school kids; put ‘em in a room with an amazing author they know and love; add a barrage of questions about the creative process and a dash of humor. One hour later, open the doors and stand back as a large flock of readin…
- 5 days ago, 11 May 12, 8:54pm -

The Library of Congress rolled out the red carpet on Tuesday to honor Burt Bacharach and Hal David with the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The prize commemorates George and Ira Gershwin, the legendary American songwriting t…
- 6 days ago, 10 May 12, 7:38pm -

(The following is a guest article about Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, written by my colleague Mark Hartsell, which recently appeared in the Library’s staff newsletter, the Gazette.) Something about his fan…
- 10 days ago, 7 May 12, 3:01pm -

April seemed to be a picture-perfect month for the Library of Congress in the headlines. Its release of a rare collection of images by Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of the first female professional photographers, made it into several high-profile me…
- 13 days ago, 4 May 12, 1:38pm -

Tonight at 8 p.m. EDT, NBC airs another episode of its popular “Who Do You Think You Are” series … this time starring actor Rob Lowe and the Library of Congress. You can catch a quick preview here. Lowe ventures into his past and discovers an a…
- 20 days ago, 27 Apr 12, 2:00pm -

(This post comes to us from Taru Spiegel, reference specialist in the European Division, which is cosponsoring the event along with the Poetry and Literature Center.) What does a serious, award-winning author do when he is chosen “sexiest man of th…
- 21 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 2:55pm -

Last Thursday, the Library of Congress opened its newest exhibition, “To Know Wisdom and Instruction: The Armenian Literary Tradition at the Library of Congress,” and I had a chance to take a tour with its curator, Levon Avdoyan, the Library’s…
- 22 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 3:42pm -

On Wednesday, the Library of Congress rung  in William Shakespeare’s birthday with a celebration worthy of a standing ovation at the Globe Theater. Actors from the Shakespeare Theater Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washingt…
- 26 days ago, 20 Apr 12, 6:58pm -

Every year, Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 and citizens are called upon to do their part in protecting the environment, to promote and participate in “green living” and to celebrate our natural resources. Conducted in affiliation with the Li…
- 28 days ago, 19 Apr 12, 1:16pm -

Eleven o’clock on a Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America, say Reverends George Cummings and Bill McNabb. This pointed observation is one they witness every week at their respective churches. Dr. Cummings resides over a predominantl…
- 1 day ago, 15 May 12, 6:56pm -

StoryCorps Atlanta had the pleasure of hosting students from Girls Inc., a national youth leadership organization dedicated to providing girls a safe space and after-school activities. Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta serves over 3,000 girls, aged six t…
- 10 days ago, 7 May 12, 1:00pm -

Facilitator Katherine Brook and I traveled to Wisconsin to learn about the Madison Children’s Museum through its exhibits and the people who make them possible: staff, visitors, donors, and volunteers. The Madison Children’s Museum is one of ten…
- 13 days ago, 4 May 12, 1:00pm -

Since November 2010, Lambda Legal has partnered with StoryCorps Atlanta to collect the stories of trans and gender non-conforming individuals, people who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. To date, 20 people have shared their…
- 14 days ago, 3 May 12, 1:00pm -

When we first walked through the doors of EdVenture last week, co-facilitator Daniel Littlewood and I faced two of the largest feet we had ever seen.  We looked at one another and uttered an incredulous, “Whoa!?”  We had to investigate.  Pas…
- 15 days ago, 2 May 12, 1:00pm -

This year, Friendship Baptist Church celebrates its 150th anniversary, and the anniversary committee has been hard at work on sesquicentennial plans, including helping church members pronounce the word that means “150th anniversary.” The church h…
- 16 days ago, 1 May 12, 1:00pm -

Close to one quarter of American high school students drop out before graduation. In Oakland, California, the dropout rate is higher at 35 percent. Last month, Northern California’s KQED hosted it’s first American Teacher Town Hall at Laney Colle…
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- 42 days ago, 5 Apr 12, 2:58pm -

Detroit, Michigan: AKA  Motown, Motor City, Hockeytown, Detroit Rock City.  It’s industrious. It’s got grit. And it’s got soul. It’s got the Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, and…teachers. Facilitator  Gaspar Caro and I recently got the call to…
- 50 days ago, 27 Mar 12, 7:49pm -

Micanopy, Florida is a small town in Alachua County, just outside Gainesville, and is known for being the home of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of the young adult novel, The Yearling. It is also the current home of Ginny Beam, another woman devote…
- 59 days ago, 19 Mar 12, 3:50pm -

Reporting in 1912, the Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA) described the travels of two young women who, "with $1.50 and an unbounded zest for adventure," walked from New York to San Francisco in just 8 months. In the article, Daisy Myers and Mollie Dougan, p…
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Running through dust, rain, snow and mud, Thomas Longboat pulls ahead of his competitors, easily winning the Boston Marathon in April, 1907, and smashing the current record by more than five minutes despite the terrible weather conditions. In the ne…
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In April 1912, tragic details of Titanic's sinking continued to grip the world in the following days and weeks. Even as far away as Hawaii, the effects of the disaster were felt. A front page article in the Evening Bulletin (Honolulu, HI) reported S…
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Horrific shrieks of pain and grief pervade San Francisco as the most violent earthquake in modern history slams the city in the early morning hours of April 18, 1906. EARTHQUAKES DEAD MAY NUMBER 3,000; FIRE IS NOW RAGING, screamed the Final edition…
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Lulled into a false sense of security, Titanic passengers continue their lively parties and return to their beds after an iceberg deals the fatal blow to the "unsinkable" ship. Hours later panic rushed through the more than 2,000 passengers as the f…
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In 1912, the Sun (New York, NY) provided some helpful tips for the ocean-going traveler seeking adventure in Paris, France. Exercise economies by considering travel in second-class accommodations; do bring a rug; "Don't buy a deck chair;" "Do not pla…
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The roller skating craze claims 106 young lives in New York City in a ten-month period in 1912. "Pay[ing] the price for the venturesome pleasure," adventurous kids coast down hills while gaining speed and crash, at times into heavy trucks and automo…
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Wishing to beautify the nation’s capital, the new First Lady, Helen Taft, begins plans in 1909 to plant cherry trees along the Potomac. Hearing of this plan, Dr. Takamine and Consul Midzuno of Japan donate trees in the name of the City of Tokyo. Th…
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Touring the United States with his beautiful mistress, Russian author and revolutionist Maxim Gorky’s scandal hits the American press, shocking friends and society. Evicted from New York hotels and having most of his speaking tour cancelled, the d…
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On March 6, 1912, telegrams and cables flew across the world from Hobart, Tasmania, with rumors that the British explorer Robert Scott had discovered the South Pole a few months prior and finally returned to civilization. Within hours, reporters quic…
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VHP hosts the special conclusion to a unique week-long series of workshops and events uniting veteran and civilian artists, arts organizations and schools, national cultural institutions, philanthropic foundations, and military hospitals.The evenin…
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This week, C-SPAN will air VHP’s “Women in the Persian Gulf War” panel discussion. The event, held at the Library of Congress on March 27, discussed the contribution of women to the Persian Gulf War effort, and the impact of service on their li…
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The Veterans History Project (VHP) is taking part in a new collaboration titled “Arts, Military + Healing.” For six days, artists, veterans and cultural institutions will unite in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of the role of the arts in th…
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The Huffington Post reports that two authors claim they have figured out the identities of the sailor and nurse seen kissing in the iconic 1945 Life magazine photograph taken on Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) at the end of World War II. In a newly…
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The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a nationwide campaign to conduct, record and collect interviews with HHS employees who are military veterans for inclusion in the Veterans History Project’s collections.HH…
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Former NFL football player and Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom has granted a Wish of a Lifetime for one Washington state senior by bringing her to the Library of Congress to see her VHP collection. Elsie Kerr contributed her story to the Veterans Histo…
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Montana native Ben Steele worked as a ranch hand and a glazier before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps in September 1940. His service took him to the South Pacific, where he endured the hardship of the Bataan Death March and spent 40 months in pr…
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VHP Director Bob Patrick recently spoke at this year’s Veterans Heritage Project Reception and Book Signing in Glendale, Arizona. Produced by Cactus Shadows High School students, Volume 8 of “Since You Asked: Arizona Veterans Share Their Memories…
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On April 24-25, seven veterans of the Bataan Death March and Corregidor will visit Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 70th anniversary of both. The anniversary of the Bataan Death March is April 9th; the surrender of Corregidor marking the fall of…
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On April 24 at the Illinois State Library (ISL), the Illinois National Court Reporters Association (ICRA) with assistance from the National Court Reporters Foundation, and the Department of Illinois Disabled American Veterans (DAV) will work together…
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Research suggests the marine reptiles known as pliosaurs got arthritis, and their dinosaur contemporaries might also have suffered from the condition.
- 1 day ago, 15 May 12, 10:00pm -

Located in southwest France, a collapsed rock shelter might contain the oldest wall art ever discovered, a new study suggests.
- 2 days ago, 14 May 12, 7:37pm -

Two hundred years ago, an assassin gunned down British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval inside the hallowed halls of Parliament.
- 5 days ago, 11 May 12, 5:32pm -

Archaeologists at Xultún, a Maya site in Guatemala, have discovered walls with paintings and writing, including calculations related to the Maya calendar.
- 6 days ago, 10 May 12, 6:12pm -

Two skulls belonging to individuals who underwent the ancient form of surgery known as trepanation have been unearthed in Spain.
- 7 days ago, 9 May 12, 6:25pm -

Celebrate National Teacher Day by meeting five U.S. presidents who spent part of their early careers shaping young minds in the classroom.
- 9 days ago, 8 May 12, 3:14pm -

On the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, explore nine surprising facts about the massive German airship and its fiery demise.
- 13 days ago, 4 May 12, 3:48pm -

Get the story behind the Cinco de Mayo holiday as the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Puebla approaches.
- 13 days ago, 3 May 12, 6:30pm -

Rebellatrix, a new member of the “living fossil” coelacanth group, shows a different side of these ancient (but not extinct) fish.
- 14 days ago, 2 May 12, 6:22pm -

Film studios Universal and Paramount started 100 years ago as insurgent “indies” challenging Thomas Edison’s powerful cartel.
- 16 days ago, 30 Apr 12, 6:35pm -