U.S. News & World Report magazine photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Title	U.S. News & World Report magazine photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Inclusive Dates	1952-1986
Bulk Dates	1955-1979
Call No.	Guide Record (Filing series: USN&WR)
Creator	U.S. News & World Report (Firm)
Extent	whole collection ca. 1,228,000 items
Extent	ca. 45,500 contact sheets (1,182,500 images) : b&w and some color ; 9 x 12 in. or smaller.
Extent	ca. 1,182,400 negatives : film, b&w and some color ; 35 mm., 2 1/4 in., 5 x 7 in., and 8 x 10 in.
Extent	ca. 100 transparencies : film, color ; 35 mm., 4 x 5 in., and 8 x 10 in.
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021007
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/92517073
Summary	Chronological pictorial representation of local, national, and international news topics, with particular emphasis on Washington, D.C., and the United States. Photojournalistic coverage of politics, government, economics, industry, education, domestic life, transportation, communication, health care, and housing. Documents political campaigns and conventions, congressional hearings, press conferences, foreign affairs, as well as space flight, consumer products, gas rationing, and campaigns for African American civil rights. Images related to protests and the aftermath of riots and material related to such issues of the period as civil rights. Covers events including the Vietnam War, Watergate, and statesmen's visits (for example, Richard Nixon's 1958 trip to the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev's 1959 visit to the United States, and Fidel Castro's 1959 trip to the United States). Also includes Washington, D.C., sites, particularly federal government buildings and monuments. Portrayal of national political, religious, and cultural leaders and personalities. U.S. and international leaders include presidents, Martin Luther King, Jr., Fidel Castro, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin.
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Note	For more information about the entire collection, refer to the Research Guide: U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.
Online Content	To see already digitized images from this collection, search our Online Catalog by call number ("LC-U9" or "USN&WR") and/or descriptive words.