Library of Congress. Card Division. General view – Vintage Wall Art
(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. Card Division. General view
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Few offices at the Library of Congress had a wider reach than the Card Division, which printed and distributed catalog cards to libraries across the country. This general view by Underwood & Underwood gives a broad look at the division's workspace. The caption card records no date, but the firm worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the Library began selling printed cards in 1901. The picture is a useful record of how the Library shared its cataloging work beyond its own reading rooms.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | Photo by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; DC, Wash.--LC int.--Divisions; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,120 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135959 |
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