Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. It
Main reading room in the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress
A series of photographs depicting the construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building between 1888 and 1894
The Library of Congress, then located in the Capitol Building in 1853
Library of Congress in the Capitol Building in the 1890s
Librarian of Congress
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The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. The
Library of Congress
…Virginia, and additional storage facilities at Fort George G. Meade and Cabin Branch in Hyattsville, Maryland. The library's functions are overseen by the librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the architect of the Capitol. The library is one of the largest libraries in the world, containing approximately…
George Watterston
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Ainsworth Spofford, c. 1870s