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- Laundry Room in the Library of Congress, 1919-1920 -
- 1919-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Laundry Room in the Library of Congress, 1919-1920
- Rural Free Delivery in a Horse-Drawn Mail Delivery Wagon, 1895-1920 - Officially adopted by the Post Office Department in 1896, Rural Free Delivery was a boon to residents who were previously required to personally collect their mail in the nearest town. Rural routes were long and served hundreds of customers. To facilitate their perennial labor, carriers often purchased horse-drawn wagons like this, with a cash box, foot-warmer, and small sorting desk.
- 1895-1920
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Rural Free Delivery in a Horse-Drawn Mail Delivery Wagon, 1895-1920
Officially adopted by the Post Office Department in 1896, Rural Free Delivery was a boon to residents who were previously required to personally collect their mail in the nearest town. Rural routes were long and served hundreds of customers. To facilitate their perennial labor, carriers often purchased horse-drawn wagons like this, with a cash box, foot-warmer, and small sorting desk.
- Parade for Women's Suffrage and Equal Education, New Haven, Connecticut, circa 1915 - In the 1910s, many Americans joined the already decades-long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. To rally support, suffragists staged parades. These often elaborate processions championed numerous individual causes. This float in New Haven, Connecticut, related "equal education for boys and girls" to "equal citizenship" in the future. A constitutional amendment granting women suffrage was finally ratified in 1920.
- circa 1915
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Parade for Women's Suffrage and Equal Education, New Haven, Connecticut, circa 1915
In the 1910s, many Americans joined the already decades-long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. To rally support, suffragists staged parades. These often elaborate processions championed numerous individual causes. This float in New Haven, Connecticut, related "equal education for boys and girls" to "equal citizenship" in the future. A constitutional amendment granting women suffrage was finally ratified in 1920.
- Reading Room in the Library for the Blind at the Library of Congress, 1909-1922 - In 1897, the Library of Congress inaugurated services for the visually impaired when it established a reading room containing about 500 books with raised characters. Services expanded when Congress directed the American Printing House for the Blind to begin depositing embossed books to the library in 1913. Congress later appropriated separate funds for books and services for blind U.S. residents in 1931.
- 1909-1922
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Reading Room in the Library for the Blind at the Library of Congress, 1909-1922
In 1897, the Library of Congress inaugurated services for the visually impaired when it established a reading room containing about 500 books with raised characters. Services expanded when Congress directed the American Printing House for the Blind to begin depositing embossed books to the library in 1913. Congress later appropriated separate funds for books and services for blind U.S. residents in 1931.
- Men Operating a Machine to Send Books from the Congressional Library to Senate and House Office Buildings, 1922 -
- 1922
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Men Operating a Machine to Send Books from the Congressional Library to Senate and House Office Buildings, 1922
- Bookbinding Office in the Congressional Library, 1919-1920 - This photograph from the early 1920s shows one of the bookbinding rooms in the Library of Congress. In these rooms--hidden on the library's lower floors--bookbinders repaired old and worn volumes. They also bound newspapers and created durable library works from books and pamphlets with flimsy paper covers. Not an easy task for one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- 1919-1920
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Bookbinding Office in the Congressional Library, 1919-1920
This photograph from the early 1920s shows one of the bookbinding rooms in the Library of Congress. In these rooms--hidden on the library's lower floors--bookbinders repaired old and worn volumes. They also bound newspapers and created durable library works from books and pamphlets with flimsy paper covers. Not an easy task for one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- Interior of the Library of Congress, 1921-1922 - United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- 1921-1922
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Interior of the Library of Congress, 1921-1922
United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922 - United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- 1921-1922
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The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922
United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- Cabinetmaker George Sutter, Age 88, Maintaining Bookshelves in The Library of Congress, 1921-1922 -
- 1921-1922
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Cabinetmaker George Sutter, Age 88, Maintaining Bookshelves in The Library of Congress, 1921-1922
- Expert Engraver at Work in the "Book Hospital" of the Congressional Library, 1909-1920 - This photograph from the early 1920s shows one of the bookbinding rooms in the Library of Congress. In these rooms--hidden on the library's lower floors--bookbinders repaired old and worn volumes. They also bound newspapers and created durable library works from books and pamphlets with flimsy paper covers. Not an easy task for one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- 1909-1920
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Expert Engraver at Work in the "Book Hospital" of the Congressional Library, 1909-1920
This photograph from the early 1920s shows one of the bookbinding rooms in the Library of Congress. In these rooms--hidden on the library's lower floors--bookbinders repaired old and worn volumes. They also bound newspapers and created durable library works from books and pamphlets with flimsy paper covers. Not an easy task for one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.