Posted on behalf of a colleague:
The Library of Congress's Prints & Photographs Division is pleased to announce that
all the negatives in the George Grantham Bain news photograph collection (nearly
40,000 glass negatives in all) have now been digitized and are available for
searching in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. The collection, which
represents the archive of one of America's earliest news picture agencies, features
an array of personalities, news events, sports coverage, and sites, particularly in
New York City, for the period 1900-1931. More information about the collection is
available at: < http://memory.loc.gov/pp/ggbainhtml/ggbainabt.html >
The Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) <
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html > provides access through group or item
records to about 65% of the Division's holdings, a portion of which are accompanied
by digital images. The records represent the variety of materials held in the
nearly 14 million items in the Division's collections. In addition to photographs,
these include fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and
engineering drawings. The collections are international in scope and are
particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the
United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people.
Other collections that have recently become available in PPOC include:
-World War I Posters: All of the posters are now cataloged online with accompanying
digital images. The nearly 1,900 posters feature strong representation of U.S.,
Canadian, British, German, and French posters.
To search and view the posters, go to the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
<http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html>, select the blue button labeled: "Search
the Catalog," and then scroll down the alphabetical list of collections and select
"Posters: World War I Posters."
-Photographs from the Carol M. Highsmith Archive: The Archive features photographs
of landmark buildings and architectural renovation projects in Washington, D.C.,
and throughout the United States. Other photo assignments show President Ronald
Reagan meeting with Republican Senatorial candidates, as well as historic sites in
Lexington, Virginia. The first 23 groups of photographs contain more than 2,500
images and date from 1980 to 2005, with many views in color as well as
black-and-white. The archive is expected to grow to more than 50,000 photographs
covering all of the United States. More information about the collection is
available at: < http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/highsmhtml/highsmabt.html
-Vaudeville and Motion Picture Theater Drawings by Anthony Dumas: A collection of
more than 250 pen and ink drawings of theater facades from across the United States
can now be retrieved in PPOC. Dumas created these theater "portraits" at a time of
transition (1916-1934), when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the
1920's and '30's. In addition to documenting the theater architecture in some
detail, marquee text often names vaudeville performers and film titles and stars.
To search and view the drawings, go to the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
<http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html>, select the blue button labeled: "Search
the Catalog," and in the search box, type "Anthony Dumas"
-LOT (Group) Catalog Cards Converted: Old card catalog descriptions for almost
12,000 groups of pictures containing more than 1.5 million photographs and prints
are now available as brief online records in a set called "Groups of Images in High
Demand." To search these records, go to the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
<http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html>, select the blue button labeled: "Search
the Catalog," and then scroll down the alphabetical list and select "Groups of
Images in High Demand." Rely on keyword searching for best results and use the
"Check for online items from this group" link to see if any images from the group
display online.
For information on new collections and recent and upcoming activities in the
Prints and Photographs Division, see the division's "What's New" page
<http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/whatsnew.html>.
For questions about the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog or the holdings and
services of the Prints and Photographs Division, consult our Ask a Librarian
service: <http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-print.html>.
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Laura Gottesman
Digital Reference Team
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
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