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[U.S. Government bookbinding activities, Mar. 1936] – Vintage Wall Art

[U.S. Government bookbinding activities, Mar. 1936], [1936] — historic photograph
[U.S. Government bookbinding activities, Mar. 1936], [1936]. Historic photograph from the Books & Writers collection.

(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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A window into the past: [U.S. Government bookbinding activities, Mar. 1936], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[U.S. Government bookbinding activities, Mar. 1936]

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This photograph, dated March 1936 in its caption, shows bookbinding work carried out by the federal government, a detail that sets it apart from general pictures of books and printing. The caption card lists "Civil Service" among its subject tags, which suggests the workers were government employees rather than private craftsmen, though the record itself does not name the agency or the building. In the 1930s, federal offices routinely ran in-house bindery and repair operations to rebind worn ledgers, records, and library volumes, so the scene reflects the everyday maintenance of a large paper-based bureaucracy. The source is unknown and the caption details are unverified.

Created / published[1936]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesSource unknown. No file prints. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Bookbinding; Civil Service; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,246 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-131704

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