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Jan. 9 | Call for papers: Identities and Technocultures
A 2-day conference about American culture and technologies that examines how new technologies dominate and define Americaness in the US and abroad. Co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts (CESA) and the Mid-America American Studies Association (MAASA).
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Mr. Fanfani, Sculptor at National Cathedral II
National Cathedral. Mr. Fanfani, sculptor at National Cathedral II,
Theodor Horydczak, photographer
ca. 1920-ca. 1950.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Fumiko Hirata and Mr. Matsumoto
Fumiko Hirata and Mr. Matsumoto,
Ansel Adams, photographer,
1943.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
“Lightnin’” Washington
“Lightnin’” Washington, an African American prisoner, singing with his group in the woodyard at Darrington State Farm, Texas,
Alan Lomax, photographer,
April, 1934.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
Elaine Cerri in Kitchen of Main Residence
Elaine Cerri in Kitchen of Main Residence,
Howard W. Marshall, photographer,
1979.
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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