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Film, VideoWhite Horse Rapids "This picture was taken at the historical point signified by the above title, where so many daring and venturesome miners have lost their lives in attempting to shoot these mad and turbulent...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Bonine, R. (Robert K.) - Crahan, Thomas
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoRocking gold in the Klondike
Variant title from Edison films catalog, no. 105: Rocking gold in the Klondyke "Here we see one of the methods employed in the search for gold, where water is scarce. We see the workmen using the water over and over again in the rocker until...- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Bonine, R. (Robert K.) - Crahan, Thomas
- Date: 1899
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Film, VideoBears
Disneynature Bears Showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life's most important lessons. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their journey...- Contributor: Scholey, Keith - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Netley, Andy - Silverback Films (Firm) - Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) - Disneynature (Firm) - Reilly, John C. - Fothergill, Alastair
- Date: 2014
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Film, Video30 days of night : dark days
Dark days | Thirty days of night : | 30 days of night 2 After she survives the events in Barrow, Alaska, Stella decides to move to Los Angeles. Here she sets out to gain the attention of the local vampire population in order to avenge...- Contributor: Tapert, Robert (Robert G.) - Rcr Partners (Firm) - Ghost House Pictures (Firm) - Stage 6 Films - Perrineau, Harold - Templesmith, Ben - Sanchez, Kiele - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Navarro, Darrin - Cotton, Ben - Niles, Steve - Baird, Diora - Kirshner, Mia - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) - Ketai, Ben
- Date: 2010
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Film, VideoMountain men. Season 2 The men continue to heed the call of the wild. From Montana to Alaska to Maine, Tom, Rich, Eustace, Marty and Charlie each confront menacing elements, from grizzlies and sub-zero temps to...
- Contributor: Conway, Eustace - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Sweeney, D. (Daniel Bernard) - History (Television Network)
- Date: 2014
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Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Sealaska Heritage Institute A profile of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Sealaska Heritage Institute is one of five honorees in the category...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoBooks & Beyond: Mystery Writer Dana Stabenow Best-selling mystery writer Dana Stabenow discussed her book, "Blindfold Game: A Thriller." While researching "Blindfold Game," she spent 16 days patrolling the Pacific Ocean on board the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alex...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2006
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Film, VideoLower falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park "The film shows the grandeur of a waterfall against the heavy growth of timber on each side. The distance of the waterfall from the camera did not permit the complete fall of...- Contributor: Blechynden, Frederick - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1897
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Film, VideoCoaches arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs
Arrival of Yellowstone Park coaching party "The following pictures were taken by our artists at various points on the Northern Pacific Railway...The scene is the broad piazza of the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, and shows the arrival of...- Contributor: Blechynden, Frederick - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1899
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Film, VideoTourists going round Yellowstone Park
Coaching party, Yellowstone Park | Tourists going around Yellowstone Park "The following pictures were taken by our artists at various points on the Northern Pacific Railway...Rapidly one after the other coach after coach passes before the camera. First comes a big one,...- Contributor: Blechynden, Frederick - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
- Date: 1899
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Film, VideoI Done What I Could: Occupational Folk Poetry in the Pacific Northwest The dangers and difficulties of certain challenging occupations are sometimes expressed in the tradition of composing and reciting poems, often in the traditional ballad form of rhymed couplets. This tradition, best-known in...- Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2013
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Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Reading Works Inc A profile of Reading Works Inc., an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Reading Works Inc. is one of three honorees in the category of "Adult...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoAmerica is in the Heart for the 21st Century, Part 2. The Asian Division of the Library of Congress held a daylong symposium on author Carlos Bulosan, titled "America Is in the Heart for the 21st Century." Bulosan depicted the early Filipino migrant...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Asian Division
- Date: 2006
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Film, VideoCelebrating the 125th Anniversary of the US Board on Geographic Names: Traditions & Transitions The 125th anniversary of the U.S. Board of Geographic Names was observed with a one-day symposium on geographic names. The Board was established by an executive order of President Benjamin Harrison on...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoNative Americans, Disability & Employment Information on the Tribal Outreach Program of the National Council on Disability and insights from the experiences of Native Americans specialists in employment and disability issues. Speakers included Gerrie-Drake Hawkins, Cinda Hughes...- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2014
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Film, VideoLady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp Ann Kirschner discussed her new book, "Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp."- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
- Date: 2013
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Film, VideoClimate & Wildfires in the 21st Century Douglas Morton spoke about his research using NASA satellite data and climate models, which have projected drier conditions across the U.S. and other fire-prone landscapes in coming decades, with an increase in...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division
- Date: 2014
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Film, VideoBill McKibben Speaks on "American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau" Each advance in environmental practice in our nation's history "was preceded by a great book," says writer, activist and editor Bill McKibben in his introduction to "American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau,"...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2008
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Film, VideoIn Conversation with the Librarian of Congress: Leaders in the Arts Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden hosted a discussion with three dynamic leaders in the arts in celebration of Women's History Month at the Library of Congress.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoGuiding Our Destiny: Loriene Roy In honor of Native American Heritage Month, American Library Association (ALA) President Loriene Roy delivered a lecture, which was sponsored jointly by the Office of Workforce Diversity, the Law Library and the...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Law Library of Congress (U.S.)
- Date: 2007
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Film, VideoSlavica and Rossica The Library of the Congress has one of world's largest collections of Slavic items. Jefferson's library, bought by Congress in 1815, contained a number of books about this distant region. However, Slavic...- Contributor: Library of Congress - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress)
- Date: 2012
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Film, VideoThe Life of a Poet: August Kleinzahler Ron Charles conducts an in-depth interview with poet August Kleinzahler.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office
- Date: 2014
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Film, VideoFinding the Antipodes (Day 1 Afternoon) Scholars gather at this 2-day symposium to discuss the history and cartography of the Arctic and the Antarctic, including the modern mapping of the poles that highlights dramatic changes during the last...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoHow Effective is Social Media, Really? John Haskell and Todd Belt discussed the practical advantages and drawbacks of various social media strategies for interactions between constituents and politicians. Belt's research looks at how "fake news," memes and other...- Contributor: Library of Congress - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoMaking Space for Indigenous Law Carrie N. Lyons moderated a conversation with Leo Crippa and Armstrong Wiggins about respectful representation of indigenous peoples.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoHeritage Emergency Management & the Florence Flood Federal Programs National Initiatives Andrew Robb discusses how the state of preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation resources related to the emergency management of cultural materials has improved significantly since the Florence Flood of 1966. The presentation...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Preservation Directorate
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoBreath of Life Collections Orientation An orientation for Native American researchers on using Library of Congress collections.- Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoWWII Reunion: Covering the War - Wartime Journalists As part of the National World War II Reunion held on Memorial Day weekend on the National Mall in Washington, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project sponsored several programs presenting compelling...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2004
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Film, VideoWWII Reunion: Women in Military Medicine As part of the National World War II Reunion held on Memorial Day weekend on the National Mall in Washington, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project sponsored several programs presenting compelling...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2004
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Film, VideoThe Cosmic Race: Who Are Hispanics Anyway? Marie Arana is the author of both non-fiction and fiction books. This event commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month.- Contributor: Library of Congress. Hispanic Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2013
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Film, VideoPicturing America: The Golden Age of Pictorial Maps Stephen J. Hornsby discussed pictorial maps -- those that include artwork of objects, animals, people and even imaginary creatures -- which have been around since medieval times. The tradition continued to the...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoHoliday Light Show from Space Miguel Román spoke on global variations in energy service demand using data from instruments on the NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoCivil Rights, Identity & Sovereignty: Native American Perspectives on History, Law & the Path Ahead Noted Native American scholars, authors, and civil rights activists Walter Echo-Hawk, Malinda Maynor Lowery, LaDonna Harris, and Tim Tingle look back at the long Native American struggle for equality, examine current barriers...- Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoInterview with Lotsee Patterson Lotsee Patterson discusses her life and work as a librarian and advocate of tribal libraries and Native American librarianship with staff from the American Folklife Center.- Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoUnite Our Voices by Speaking Together Roswell Encina gave the keynote address for the Library's celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Asian Division
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoThe Unlinking of Language & Puerto Rican Identity Brenda Domínguez-Rosado discussed her book, "The Unlinking of Language and Puerto Rican Identity: New Trends in Sight," the result of research inspired by her own life experiences, including her struggles with identity...- Contributor: Library of Congress. Hispanic Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoConstitution Day 2016: Rights of People with Mental Illness Board-certified forensic psychiatrist Robert Maman discussed the rights of persons living with mental illness in the United States.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Law Library of Congress (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoWho Left the Freezer Door Open? What the Poles Are Telling Us About Climate Change NASA scientist Robert A. Bindschadler discussed the latest space-based observations on the warming of the polar regions in a lecture at the Library of Congress. Bindschadler delivered his talk titled "Who Left...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division
- Date: 2007
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Film, VideoCopyright Registration Demonstration & Concert Copyright registration demonstration and concert with performers from Broadcast Music Inc.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2010
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Film, VideoMy Winter in Greenland & Summer in Antarctica The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets contain 99 percent of the Earth's fresh-water ice, according to NASA scientist Lora Koenig. Changes to these regions can profoundly affect sea level and the rate...- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division
- Date: 2012