9. The Library of Congress
The historical documents found
here at the Library were created by
individuals as well as groups. They
reflect the private side of life as
well as the public and include
unpublished and unofficial
materials. Together they make a
richly textured tapestry of failure as
well as triumph, of broken
promises as well as exalted
dreams..
18. Images of the America’s first book, Declaration of Indepndence draft, Star Spangled Banner sheet
music, Lincoln realia, Jackie Robinson essay all from:
“American Treasures of the Library of Congress.” Library of Congress. Web. 26 October 2011.
Thanksgiving cupcake
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Charlie Brown
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Turkey
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Hands
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Mother and son
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Library of congress
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Storycorps booth
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Mother and daughter
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Image of women doing an interview. National Day of Listening. Web. 26 October 2011.
Notas do Editor
This humble and well-worn hymnal was printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Stephen Daye, first printer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is the very first book printed in what is now the United States. Known as The Bay Psalm Book, but really titled The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre, it represents what was most sacred to the Puritans--a faithful translation of God's Word, to be sung in worship by the entire congregation.
In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote new words for a well-known drinking song, "To Anacreon in Heaven," to celebrate America's recent victory over the British. However, only in 1931, following a twenty-year effort during which more than forty bills and joint resolutions were introduced in Congress, was a law finally signed proclaiming "The Star Spangled Banner" to be the national anthem of the United States.
three-dimensional objects from real life such as coins, tools, and textiles, that do not easily fit into the orderly categories of printed material
