A Library salute to National Photography Month and the photographer’s skill for staging eye-catching
A Library salute to National Photography Month and the photographer’s skill for staging eye-catching compositions (LOC) by The Library of Congress Abel & Company, photographer New York City book campaign / Abel & Company, Inc., commercial photographers, 903 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 1919. 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 21 x 16 cm. Summary: Photograph shows a woman standing on a pile of books speaking into a megaphone for an American Library Association War Service promotion to collect books for soldiers fighting in Europe. Notes: • Title from item. • Stamped on verso: Please credit American Library Association. • Exhibited as a digital copy in: “Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America’s Library” at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Military section. Subjects: • American Library Association.–War Service. • World War, 1914-1918–Social aspects–New York (State)–New York. • Book drives–New York (State)–New York–1910-1920. • Women–New York (State)–New York–1910-1920. • Books–1910-1920. Format: Photographic prints–1910-1920. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.40926 Call Number: LOT 13440-2, no. 21 https://flic.kr/p/2g2mFv6 -- source link
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