Snapshots of the Past

Library of Congress, Bindery, general view – Antique Print

Library of Congress, Bindery, general view, [between 1910 and 1930] — historic photograph
Library of Congress, Bindery, general view, [between 1910 and 1930]. Historic photograph from the Library of Congress 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.)

Description

This historic photograph of Library of Congress, Bindery, general view brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Library of Congress, Bindery, general view

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

The Library of Congress bindery was the workshop where books and periodicals were repaired, sewn, and bound so they could stand up to heavy use on the shelves. This general view shows the working floor as it looked sometime between 1910 and 1930, a period when the library was growing fast and its collections were expanding far beyond what the original building was designed to hold. Binding at a national library was painstaking hand work, with rows of benches, presses, and sewing frames turning damaged volumes back into usable books. Photographs like this one record a part of the institution that visitors rarely saw but that kept its holdings in circulation.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,221 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-148188

More from the Library of Congress collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

Library of Congress, Card Division, general viewLibrary of Congress, Card Division, general viewLibrary of Congress, Periodicals reading room, general viewLibrary of Congress, Periodicals reading room, general viewBindery, Library of CongressBindery, Library of CongressLibrary of Congress. Card Division. General viewLibrary of Congress. Card Division. General viewLibrary of Congress - BinderyLibrary of Congress - Bindery[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. General plan, A series][Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. General plan, A series]