James Reese Europe song recordings James Reese Europe sheet music Ragtime Dance: Castle Walk film Ragtime Dance: One Step Variation film James Reese Europe images Memoirs of Jim Europe James Reese Europe: timeline & select newspaper articles More James Reese Europe historic newspaper coverage Clef Club historical newspaper coverage 369th Infantry historic newspaper coverage Jazz Master James Reese…
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Curated collections of LOC.gov links Library collections Online Exhibitions Dance images Featured Image: Julian and Julienne Dancers portraits by Carl Van Vechten Dance films & streaming webcasts David Fullard: The Art of Photographing Dance Dance music recordings Sheet music related to dance Topics in Chronicling America Special Presentation: Tap Dance in America Learning from the Source: Science…
Brazil: Places in the News Brazil primary source set from the World Digital Library Brazil images Brazil maps Brazilian literary recordings Brazilian song recordings Brazilian sheet music Brazil books and documents U.S. historical newspaper articles mentioning Brazil Service in Brazil: U.S. veteran oral histories Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection interviews mentioning Brazil Brazil webcasts & films…
The Library of Congress YouTube™ channel features, “Timeless treasures and contemporary presentations from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.” On the Library’s YouTube homepage you will find a featured video as well as a browsable list of the most recent uploads and the Library’s playlists. Video Uploads To access all the videos the Library has uploaded,…
Stories from America’s Library Buffalo Bill Cody brief bio Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Buffalo Hunting with the Duke Little Sure Shot and the Gang Nebraskaland Days: Buffalo Bill Rodeo American Treasures Buffalo Bill’s Special Service Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Buffalo Bill image set Buffalo Bill films Bucking broncho 1894 Buffalo dance 1894 Sioux ghost…
Panama country study Panama timeline BBC Panama: Places in the News Panama primary source set from the World Digital Library Panama images Panama films & webcasts Panama maps Panama songs Panamanian literary recordings Panama documents and books U.S. historical newspaper articles mentioning Panama through 1922 Service in Panama: U.S. veteran oral histories Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection…
Today in History–September 05–the Library of Congress features the first Labor Day, celebrated on this date in 1882. Organized by New York’s Central Labor Union, a representative group made up of from many local unions, the celebration featured a parade, picnic, concert, and speeches. This event inspired others around the country. In 1887 Oregon became the first state to declare Labor…
Greece primary source set World Digital Library Greece maps Greece image set Videos and webcasts related to Greece Greek related American life histories Greece mentions in the Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection Veteran oral histories including service in Greece Greece sheet music Greek song recordings Historical newspaper coverage: Greece 1836-1922 Correspondence & reports related to Greece through 1899 Books related…
Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliothèque nationale de France online exhibition France primary source set World Digital Library France maps France image set French image set Films related to France France mentions in the Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection French American life histories French/France song recordings France/French sheet music U.S. historical newspaper coverage: France U.S. historical newspapers published in French Correspondence & other texts related…
Spain country study Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier bilingual digital library site Spain primary source set World Digital Library Spain maps Spain image set Spanish image set Historical films Spain mentions in the Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection American life histories mentioning Spain Spanish American song recordings Spanish sheet music Spanish American newspaper front pages 1905-06 Historical…
Today in History–April 28–the Library of Congress features Billy Bitzer, who filmed the short comedy Stealing a Dinner for the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company on this date in 1899. Bitzer was a great pioneer of early film and shot thousands of movies, including the infamous The Birth of a Nation. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the…