Highlights from one of the largest photography collections in the world.
Photography
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Book/Printed MaterialThe Joy of Looking Discover the work of contemporary photographers alongside some of the most famous photographs in the Library’s collections.
- Contributor: Aimee Hess and Hannah Freece (editors), Carla D. Hayden (foreword)
- Publication Date: March 14, 2023
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Book/Printed MaterialRussell Lee With this compulsively readable and definitive biography, historian and archivist Mary Jane Appel establishes Russell Lee as one of the most influential documentary photographers in American history.
- Contributor: Mary Jane Appel (author), Carla Hayden (foreword)
- Publication Date: March 2, 2021
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Book/Printed MaterialFacing Change This astounding collection of images by award-winning photographers tells the story of contemporary America—and provides an enduring legacy that will inform the way we address our future.
- Contributor: Leah Bendavid-Val
- Publication Date: October 25, 2015
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Book/Printed MaterialGreat Photographs from the Library of Congress This interactive e-book features more than 700 extraordinary photographs from the Library of Congress.
- Contributor: Helena Zinkham (author), Aimee Hess (editor)
- Publication Date: September 30, 2013
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Book/Printed MaterialWhen They Were Young This diverse photographic retrospective is a captivating and sensitive view of the humanity through which children enlighten our world.
- Contributor: Robert Coles (author), James H. Billington (contributor)
- Publication Date: September 17, 2002