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Cherokee Newspaper (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason ( Cherokee Newspaper). The Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American tribal newspaper to be published in North America.
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The Stars and Stripes (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( The Stars and Stripes ) From February 8, 1918, to June 13, 1919, by order of General John J. Pershing, the U.S. Army published a newspaper for its WWI forces, The ...
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Artifacts of Assassination (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory (Artifacts of Assassination). When Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865, he was carrying two pairs of spectacles and a ...
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A Voice of Her Own (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination (Phyllis Wheatley). The gifted young black poet Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1753-1784) was celebrated as "the extraordinary poetical genius" of colonial New ...
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Reporting Disaster (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination (Reporting Disaster). Although the city was in ruins, along with its newspaper offices, three San Francisco papers combined their resources to print an issue ...
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The North Star (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason ( The North Star ). Many periodicals published before the Civil War were characteristically short-lived and chiefly devoted to the abolition of slavery. An exception ...
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The Yellow Kid (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination ( The Yellow Kid). America's first great comic strip character, "The Yellow Kid" first appeared on May 5, 1895, in a comic panel entitled At the ...
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Preservation of the Union (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( Preservation of the Union).
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"Dewey Defeats Truman" (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( "Dewey Defeats Truman"). An issue of the early edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune was handed to Truman after the election. The headline declared "Dewey Defeats ...
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The Gerrymander (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason ( The Gerrymander). In 1812, Jeffersonian Republicans forced through the Massachusetts legislature a bill rearranging district lines to assure them an advantage in ...
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The Titanic Disaster (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory (The Titanic Disaster). The Herald was among the first New York papers to print news of the Titanic tragedy.
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Horace Greeley and Editorial Staff of the New York Tribune (Memory): American Treasures of ...
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( Horace Greeley and Editorial Staff of the New York Tribune). Horace Greeley, seated at center, the eccentric publisher of the New York Tribune, personified the ...
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Poster Art (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( Poster Art). This advertising poster for the early-twentieth century general interest magazine Scribner's carries an image by William Glackens. Well-known as a ...
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The Wilderness Campaign (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory (The Wilderness Campaign). Edwin Forbes, was recognized as one of the leading Civil War sketch artists who drew the war for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from ...
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The Fall of Vicksburg (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( The Fall of Vicksburg ). Vickburg, Mississippi, like many of the other southern cities suffered acutely from the ravages of the Civil War.
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A Pioneering Photojournalist (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( A Pioneering Photojournalist). A talented artist and self-promoter of the first order, Frances Benjamin Johnston made a place for herself and paved the way for ...
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D-Day (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( D-Day). As the last edition of the day, this 6:00 a.m. extra edition of The New York Times carried the most complete D-Day coverage of any morning newspaper world- ...
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Memory Gallery C: American Treasures of the Library of Congress
Jefferson wrote that "it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities which occur to him for preserving documents relating to the history of our country." Memory is the core of history, and shared ...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination ( The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
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African American Businesses (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( African American Businesses).
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A Cause for Revolution: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words... (American Treasures of the ...
A Cause for Revolution: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words... (American Treasures of the Library of Congress Exhibition)
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The Scottsboro Nine (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason ( The Scottsboro Nine). On March 25, 1931, nine African-American males were arrested and charged with the rape of two white women. Within twelve days, all of the men ...
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Manzanar (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( Manzanar). After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government evacuated 110,000 Pacific Coast residents of Japanese descent to internment camps in the interior ...
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Justice At Last! (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( Justice At Last!) . During William M. "Boss" Tweed's stewardship of Tammany Hall, he acquired almost total control of New York City Democratic politics
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Poet of the Nation: Revising Himself: Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass (American Treasures ...
As the home of the most extensive holdings of rare and unique Whitman materials in the world, the Library of Congress is uniquely suited to present this exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of Leaves of Grass. ...
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Other Items (From the Home Front and the Front Lines, American Treasures Exhibition, ..
Other Items (From the Home Front and the Front Lines, American Treasures Exhibition, Library of Congress)
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The Seneca Falls Convention (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason (The Seneca Falls Convention). In July 1848 more than 300 men and women assembled in Seneca Falls, New York, for the nation's first women's rights convention.
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To Bigotry No Sanction (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory (To Bigotry No Sanction). This congratulatory address, written by Moses Seixas (1744-1809) was presented by the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, on ...
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"Strikers Shot by Troops"(Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( "Strikers Shot by Troops" . By 1894, the Pullman Company had declining sales and lay off hundreds of workers, and reduced the salaries of others. On May 7, the ...
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Brand-Name Product Advertising (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination ( Brand-Name Product Advertising).
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Reason Gallery A: American Treasures of the Library of Congress
In Jefferson's library, the category of Reason included government and law, science and invention, and the exploration and mapping of the natural world. The Library's holdings are very strong in law, judicial ...
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The New Republic: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words... (AmericanTreasures of the Library ...
The New Republic: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words... (American Treasures of the Library of Congress Exhibition)
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( The Lincoln-Douglas Debates). Candidate Abraham Lincoln assembled this scrapbook of news accounts reporting the seven debates between himself and Senator Stephen ...
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Death Before Slavery (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason (Death Before Slavery). In June 1839, African slaves aboard the Spanish ship Amistad, bound for Cuba, seized control of the vessel and attempted to pilot it back ...
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The Federalist (Top Treasure): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
Top Treasure ( The Federalist ). In the ensuing debate over adoption of the Constitution, James Madison teamed with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay of New York to write a masterful dissection and analysis of the system ...
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Discovery Labels for Kids
Discovery Labels for Kids What was Whitman’s first job? At the age of twelve, Whitman left school and became a printer’s apprentice. He worked on many different newspapers and also taught school, moving around ...
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Learn More: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words... (AmericanTreasures of the Library of ...
Learn More: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words... (American Treasures of the Library of Congress Exhibition)
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Antony and Cleopatra as Opera (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination ( Antony and Cleopatra as Opera).
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At War's End (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( At War's End).
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Cartoonist's Take on Nuremberg (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( Cartoonist's Take on Nuremberg ) Home - Overview - Treasure Talks - Learn More About It - Object Checklist (Current) - Credits Exhibition Sections: Top Treasures ...
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At War's End (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( At War's End).
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The End of Hostilities (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( The End of Hostilities ) Home - Overview - Treasure Talks - Learn More About It - Object Checklist (Current) - Credits Exhibition Sections: Top Treasures - ...
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Introduction: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words... (AmericanTreasures of the Library of ...
Introduction: In His Own Words... (American Treasures of the Library of Congress Exhibition)
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The Funnies (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination ( The Funnies ) Home - Overview - Treasure Talks - Learn More About It - Object Checklist (Current) - Credits Exhibition Sections: Top Treasures - Memory - ...
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"At Ease"(Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason ( "At Ease" Home - Overview - Treasure Talks - Learn More About It - Object Checklist (Current) - Credits Exhibition Sections: Top Treasures - Memory - Reason - ...
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr152.html

 

Camp News (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( Camp News). Tessaku was a magazine mimeographed in a relocation camp located in a remote and desolate part of northern California, a few miles from the Oregon ...
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Journalist and Teacher: Revising Himself: Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass (American ...
As the home of the most extensive holdings of rare and unique Whitman materials in the world, the Library of Congress is uniquely suited to present this exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of Leaves of Grass. ...
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A Harsh Picture of America(Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Imagination ( A Harsh Picture of America). Angered by American publication of his work without payment, Charles Dickens portrayed America negatively in the novel Martin ...
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A Daguerrian Gallery (Reason): American Treasures of the Library of Congress
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason ( A Daguerrian Gallery).
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Correspondence (From the Home Front and the Front Lines, American TreasuresExhibition, ...
Correspondence (From the Home Front and the Front Lines, American Treasures Exhibition, Library of Congress)
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The Achievement: The Dream of Flight (A Library of Congress Special Presentation ..
The Achievement: The Dream of Flight (A Library of Congress Special Presentation Commemorating the Centennial of Flight)
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Diaries, Bound Collections, and Albums (From the Home Front and the Front Lines, American ..
Diaries, Bound Collections, and Albums (From the Home Front and the Front Lines, American Treasures Exhibition, Library of Congress)
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Checklist of Objects (From the Home Front and the Front Lines, American TreasuresExhibition ...
Checklist of Objects (From the Home Front and the Front Lines, American Treasures Exhibition, Library of Congress)
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Object Checklist: The Dream of Flight (A Library of Congress Special Presentation ..
Object Checklist: The Dream of Flight (A Library of Congress Special Presentation Commemorating the Centennial of Flight)
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Reason Gallery C: American Treasures of the Library of Congress
In Jefferson's library, the category of Reason included government and law, science and invention, and the exploration and mapping of the natural world. The Library's holdings are very strong in law, judicial ...
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tr22c.html

 

Memory Gallery B: American Treasures of the Library of Congress
Jefferson wrote that "it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities which occur to him for preserving documents relating to the history of our country." Memory is the core of history, and shared ...
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tr11b.html

 

Exhibition:"I Do Solemnly Swear..."Inaugural Materials from the Collections of the Library ..
In this special presentation are more than forty items including photographs, manuscripts, campaign posters, letters, broadsides, and inaugural speeches. This unique selection of items offers a glimpse into the ...
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