Library of Congress Bookplate Showing Eagle Atop Open Book Showing U.S. Flag – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Library of Congress Bookplate Showing Eagle Atop Open Book Showing U.S. Flag comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Library of Congress Bookplate Showing Eagle Atop Open Book Showing U.S. Flag
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An eagle perches on top of an open book, with a U.S. flag behind it, placing the national emblem and the printed word in one small design. Bookplates like this were pasted inside a book's front cover to show who owned it, and American examples were especially popular from the late nineteenth into the early twentieth century, when patriotic imagery often appeared on them. The bald eagle had been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782, so its presence here signals civic pride as much as personal property. It is worth noticing how much meaning the designer packed into a label only a few inches across.
| Notes | Library of Congress |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,293 px · prints to 5 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133521 |
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