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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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This rare historic photograph captures [U.S. Government bookbinding activities, Mar. 1936] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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In March 1936, workers in a federal setting were binding books, a detail the caption card records even though it does not name the building or the people. Bookbinding was a steady, skilled task in Washington during the New Deal years, when government agencies and libraries needed large numbers of volumes sewn, glued, and covered to keep official records and collections in usable condition. The card's subject tags point to civil service employment and shelving, which suggests a working bindery rather than a staged display. The source of the photograph is unknown, so the exact location and the identities of those pictured remain unconfirmed.

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 × 1,227 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-131703

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