35 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Silver.

  1. Maurice Constant photographic portraits of Allied military and political leaders

    319 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 41 x 51 cm. or smaller.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    This collection contains formal portraits of Allied military and political leaders of the World War II period. These photographs were originally produced for the United States Navy's archive, as part of a project starting in 1942 to create a pictorial record of prominent figures in the Allied war effort, including military personnel, politicians, ministers, and cabinet officers, as well as leaders from the Allied Nations. Pictured are leaders from the United States, Great Britain, the USSR, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and China.

  2. Peter Sekaer photograph collection : architecture, housing and urban conditions in the United States

    281 photographic prints: gelatin silver; majority 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) or smaller. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Photographs show buildings, housing, slums and urban life in the South, Midwest, and some areas of the Northeast such as New York City and Pittsburgh.

  3. Goldsberry collection of open-air school photographs

    ca. 2,500 items ; mostly 36 x 44 cm. or smaller.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Photographs show open-air schools in many countries, chiefly the United States. Includes facilities designed for tubercular, anemic, deaf and blind children, as well as those with no medical challenges. Montessori methods, furniture, and toys in use. Some old one-room schoolhouses. Washington-area images include open-air education at Mackin playground in Georgetown; and Black students at Miner Normal School learning to brush their teeth.

  4. Visual materials from the Janet Flanner and Solita Solano papers

    1,070 items (chiefly gelatin silver and albumen prints) : b&w, some color ; 25 x 38 cm. or smaller. . -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Photographs from scrapbooks chronicling the lives and careers of American writers Janet Flanner and Solita Solano. The album includes many individual and group portraits, mostly informal. Many images document the years Flanner and Solano lived together in Paris as American expatriates, particularly between World Wars I and II. Also documented are prominent literary and artistic individuals, close friends and associates, and many images of Flanner and Solano taken by noted photographers.

  5. Works by American sculptors

    2,203 items (gelatin silver photographic prints, some engravings); 21 x 26 cm. or smaller items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Miscellaneous documentation of work by 362 sculptors, the bulk of whom were active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The material covers a broad range of form and style including funerary and civic monuments, statues, figurines, animal groups, medals, and bas-reliefs.

  6. Visual materials from the Lawrence E. Spivak papers

    ca. 5,750 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Collection consists primarily of photographs related to Lawrence Spivak's long career in radio and television journalism. The bulk of the images are routine portrait photos and group shots of national and international political figures who were guests on the public affairs panel series Meet the Press. Also included are numerous autographed portrait photos of Meet the Press guests as well as images from Spivak's two other TV series, Keep Posted and The Big Issue. Further materials include miscellaneous photos relating to Spivak's career. Also, original and reproduction cartoon drawings relating to Meet the Press and to the magazine American Mercury (early 1940s).

  7. David Plowden collection : photographs of architecture, landscapes, and transportation in the United States and Canada

    164 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 11 x 14 in.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    This collection of large-format photographs depicts rural, small town, industrial, and urban landscape scenes; vernacular structures such as barns; and transportation systems and technologies (railroads, ferries, steamships, and roadways). Many images document vanishing aspects of the built environment. There are also several portraits of people working in transportation or other professions, such as conductors, a blacksmith, and a shopkeeper. The images are from more than 30 states in the continental United States and 3 provinces in Canada.

  8. Josef Breitenbach collection : portraits, figure studies, documentary views of Asia, Europe, and the United States

    241 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ; 14 x 11 in. or smaller.. 12 photographic prints : color ; 8 x 10 in.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Photographs show entertainers, composers, writers, politicians, artists, educators and some nude figure studies. Famous people depicted include Josef Albers, Emile Bernard, Bertolt Brecht, Max Ernst, Lyonel Feininger, Leonhard Frank, Wassily Kandinsky, John Steinbeck, and Sarah Vaughan. Documentary photographs of Asia show city and village life, landscapes, workers, women, children and temples in Bali, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, and Nepal. Some sites in the United States, Canada, and Europe are also featured.

  9. National Photo Company collection

    ca. 40,000 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; various sizes.. ca. 40,000 negatives : glass, and some safety film ; from 4 x 5 in. to 8 x 10 in.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The National Photo Company Collection documents virtually all aspects of Washington, D.C., life, including inaugurations, sports, landmarks, conventions, and topics of local interest. During the administrations of Presidents Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, the National Photo Company supplied photographs of current news events in Washington, D.C., as a daily service to its subscribers. Herbert French, the National Photo Company owner and a photographer himself, was a member of the White House News Photographers at the time of its founding. He covered the administrations of Presidents Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. His collection of portraits includes many prominent officials and social figures. Visitors to the capital, protests and parades, conventions and meetings, events in Congress, inaugurations and White House events, and to a limited extent, world events in general are represented in the collection. Herbert French was particularly fond of baseball, and the Washington Senators are documented thoroughly, especially in years when they were the contenders for the pennant. Similarly he covered horse shows and automobile racing.

  10. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Subject/Geographical File

    ca. 250,000 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    This photo morgue covers subjects typical of a large, mid-1900s city newspaper, including African American civil rights, world wars, crime, health care, business, and sports. The biographical series, 75% of the collection, has portraits and activities of local, national, and international newsmakers, including U.S. presidents, authors, entertainers, and labor leaders. New York City events and people are heavily represented.

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