Sunday, January 31, 2010

Library of Congress

This past week I visited the Library of Congress. I was able to get my researcher's card, an ID that gives me special permissions.

I went to a couple of exhibits. The first one was called Creating the United States. This showcased some of the founding documents, well at least some copies of the original documents.

The second was Thomas Jefferson's library. Several hundred books were enclosed in glass cases, from a variety of topics ranging from architecture to language.

And lastly the third exhibit I visited was called Herblock, after the famous editorial cartoonist Herbert Block. I enjoyed his work, especially the one that he did on censorship and Ronald Reagan.

Take a look at some pics:





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