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ALT Joe Williams with ginseng plant in his hand. September 27, 1995. From the Coal River Folklife Collection.
ALT Natalie Pettry with her seng (ginseng) hoe. October 5, 1996. From the Coal River Folklife Collection.
ALT Ginseng drying in a window. October 5, 1996. From the Coal River Folklife Collection.
ALT Randy Sprouse inspecting the ginseng he's dug. September 27, 1995. From the Coal River Folklife Collection.
ALT Mary Church Terrell, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front
ALT 2026 Kluge Prize Recipient Martha C. Nussbaum. Photo courtesy of the University of Chicago Law School.
ALT Image 3 of George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Constitution, Printed, with Marginal Notes by George Washington, September 12, 1787. From the George Washington papers in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress.
ALT Reproduction of painting of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others signing the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Original by Henry Hintermeister, 1925.
ALT Portrait of former President of the United States, William Howard Taft.
ALT Visitors tour the Hispanic Division Reading Room during special open house hours as part of the ongoing Live! At the Library weekly series, July 21, 2022. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
ALT Rosa Parks's voter registration card. It reads: Registration Certificate Detroit, Michigan Rosa L Parks 3201 Virginia Pk. Detroit Michigan Ward 23 Pct. 21 I hereby certify that the above named elector registered as a voter of the City of Detroit in the Ward and Precinct indicated on Jan 23 1962. Thomas D. Leadbetter City Clerk
ALT A grid of nine head and shoulders images of individuals who were interviewed for a new online collection of nearly 500 first-hand accounts from 9/11 responders to mark the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attack.
ALT Academy Award-winning filmmaker and preservation advocate Martin Scorsese speaks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz on the main stage at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 22. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
ALT Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman speaks with Robert Costa on the Main Stage at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 22, 2026. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
ALT Authors Ann Patchett and Tayari Jones discuss novels about family and the passage of time with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 22. Photo by Kimberly Powell/For the Library of Congress.
ALT Kate McKinnon tosses a copy of her book into the crowd at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 22, 2026. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
ALT Four illustrations from "The Kodak Manual." Top right, clockwise: A man kneels to photograph a little girl. Caption: "b. If the object is slow down on the ground, like a small child, or dog, the Kodak should be held down level with the center of the object." Side view of a cow. Caption: "This cow was 15 feet from the Kodak." Three small children, a girl and two boys. Caption: "These children were 6 feet from the Kodak." Side view of a dog. Caption: "This dog was 6 feet from the Kodak."