Search
- Postcard, "Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.," circa 1915 - United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.," circa 1915
United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- Laundry Room in the Library of Congress, 1919-1920 -
- 1919-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Laundry Room in the Library of Congress, 1919-1920
- Postcard, "Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.," circa 1916 - United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- circa 1916
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.," circa 1916
United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- Bookbinding Office in the Congressional Library, 1919-1920 - This photograph from the early 1920s shows one of the bookbinding rooms in the Library of Congress. In these rooms--hidden on the library's lower floors--bookbinders repaired old and worn volumes. They also bound newspapers and created durable library works from books and pamphlets with flimsy paper covers. Not an easy task for one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- 1919-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Bookbinding Office in the Congressional Library, 1919-1920
This photograph from the early 1920s shows one of the bookbinding rooms in the Library of Congress. In these rooms--hidden on the library's lower floors--bookbinders repaired old and worn volumes. They also bound newspapers and created durable library works from books and pamphlets with flimsy paper covers. Not an easy task for one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- Interior of the Library of Congress, 1921-1922 - United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- 1921-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of the Library of Congress, 1921-1922
United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- Men Operating a Machine to Send Books from the Congressional Library to Senate and House Office Buildings, 1922 -
- 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Men Operating a Machine to Send Books from the Congressional Library to Senate and House Office Buildings, 1922
- Congressional Library in the U.S. Capitol, 1862-1875 - During most of the 19th century, the Library of Congress was housed in the U.S. Capitol. In 1851, disaster struck when a fire destroyed a large portion of the Library's collection. A year later, Congress approved funding for the acquisition of books and the construction of a fireproof cast-iron room. The dedicated library space opened in 1853.
- 1862-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Congressional Library in the U.S. Capitol, 1862-1875
During most of the 19th century, the Library of Congress was housed in the U.S. Capitol. In 1851, disaster struck when a fire destroyed a large portion of the Library's collection. A year later, Congress approved funding for the acquisition of books and the construction of a fireproof cast-iron room. The dedicated library space opened in 1853.
- Reading Room in the Library for the Blind at the Library of Congress, 1909-1922 - In 1897, the Library of Congress inaugurated services for the visually impaired when it established a reading room containing about 500 books with raised characters. Services expanded when Congress directed the American Printing House for the Blind to begin depositing embossed books to the library in 1913. Congress later appropriated separate funds for books and services for blind U.S. residents in 1931.
- 1909-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Reading Room in the Library for the Blind at the Library of Congress, 1909-1922
In 1897, the Library of Congress inaugurated services for the visually impaired when it established a reading room containing about 500 books with raised characters. Services expanded when Congress directed the American Printing House for the Blind to begin depositing embossed books to the library in 1913. Congress later appropriated separate funds for books and services for blind U.S. residents in 1931.
- Cabinetmaker George Sutter, Age 88, Maintaining Bookshelves in The Library of Congress, 1921-1922 -
- 1921-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Cabinetmaker George Sutter, Age 88, Maintaining Bookshelves in The Library of Congress, 1921-1922
- The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922 - United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- 1921-1922
- Collections - Artifact
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922
United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.