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vamysteryfan) wrote2013-02-23 04:18 pm
vamysteryfan) wrote2013-02-23 04:18 pm
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Touring the Library of Congress
Last Monday, the Library of Congress held its biannual open house. It's one of only two days a year when they allow photography in the Reading Room. I had a great time. The Library is gorgeous - very ornate. I've been to a couple of lectures there but it was nice to see more of it. They had a small tour of the old card catalog. They haven't added cards to it since 1980 and they still have over 22 million. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjE3Bpax
The entry to the Reading Room passes under a mural called good government. Off to the left are murals for bad government, including crumbling infrastructure and corruption. Those guys knew a thing or two back in the 1800s.
The entry to the Reading Room passes under a mural called good government. Off to the left are murals for bad government, including crumbling infrastructure and corruption. Those guys knew a thing or two back in the 1800s.