Library Photo Collections

New York Public Library

FDR Presidential Library AV Resources

There are three main categories of archival audio/visual collections at the FDR Library: Still Photographs Still picture holdings range in date from 1870 to the present, with approximately 130,000 items. The Photograph Collection is divided into three main files: the Franklin D.

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Prints and Photos from Library of Congress

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Great Depression - FSA

The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The goal of the Library's National Digital Library Program is to offer broad public access to a wide range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. The Library of Congress presents these documents as part of the record of the past. These primary historical documents reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. The Library of Congress does not endorse the views expressed in these collections, which may contain materials offensive to some readers.

The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress Search by Keyword | Browse the Subject Index The Selected Civil War Photographs Collection contains 1,118 photographs. Most of the images were made under the supervision of Mathew B. Brady , and include scenes of military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects.

Civil War Photographs

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The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The goal of the Library's National Digital Library Program is to offer broad public access to a wide range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. The Library of Congress presents these documents as part of the record of the past. These primary historical documents reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times.

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Daguerreotypes, 1839-1862

All the photos are in the public domain, and the Library of Congress states that it is not aware of any restrictions on their use. by ebarney Mar 3