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2) Exhibitions
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Web page lists exhibitions currently on display at the Library of Congress, as well as links to virtual Library of Congress exhibitions.
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A literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a marvelous new perspective on the history of the United States. Ranging from the earliest years of the pre-Columbian continent to the digital age, and from the American Revolution to Vietnam, each entry pairs the fascinating history surrounding each object with the story of its creation or discovery and the place it has come to occupy in our national memory.--...
5) The strange case of Dr. Couney: how a mysterious European showman saved thousands of American babies
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"The extraordinary tale of how a mysterious immigrant "doctor" became the revolutionary innovator of saving premature babies-by placing them in incubators in World's Fair side shows and on Coney Island and Atlantic City. What kind of doctor puts his patients on display? As Dawn Raffel artfully recounts, Dr. Couney figured out he could use incubators and careful nursing to keep previously doomed infants alive, and at the same time make good money displaying...
11) Black Power 50
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"Black Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion that opened the eyes of millions of people across the globe. In the United States, the movement spread like wildfire: high school and college youth organized black student unions; educators created black studies programs; Black Power conventions gathered thousands of people from all walks of life; and books, journals, bookstores, and publishing companies spread Black...
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"The American photographer William Eggleston is best known for capturing everyday suburban life in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, and for his pioneering use of colour. This book, which accompanies the first exhibition entirely devoted to Eggleston's portraiture, features a variety of images of the people he has encountered during his long career."--Back cover.