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  • Joy of Looking
  • Joy of Looking
  • Joy of Looking
  • Joy of Looking
  • Joy of Looking
  • Warren De la Rue (1815–1889), The Moon, London, 1858. Stereoscopic diapositive on glass. Printed by Robert Howlett, published by Smith, Beck & Beck. Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
  • Russell Lee (1903–1986), Negro Boys on Easter Morning. Southside, Chicago, Illinois, 1941. Safety film negative. Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
  • Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), Destitute Pea Pickers in California. Mother of Seven Children. Age Thirty-two, Nipomo, California, 1936. Nitrate negative. Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
  • Alfred T. Palmer (1906–1993), Operating a Hand Drill at Vultee Aircraft Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, 1943. Color transparency. Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
  • William P. Gottlieb (1917–2006), Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, New York City, 1947. Film negative. Music Division, Library of Congress.

Joy of Looking

$ 19.95

Since photography’s invention in the early nineteenth century, the medium has produced countless thought-provoking images. The Library of Congress holds more than seventeen million photographs in its collections, ranging from some of the earliest images ever taken to photographs by artists working today. The Joy of Looking: Great Photographs from the Library of Congress presents a selection of striking photographs that deserve a closer look. Authors: Amiee Hess & Hannah Freece. Paperback; 134 pages. 108 color images.

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