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FIRST PHOTOGRAPH THAT WE BOUGHT IN MARYLAND RIGHT HERE. THE SOLDIER CRADLING HIS WEAPON AND HAD A SOLEMN LOOK ON HIS FACE. THAT'S ALWAYS ONE OF MY...
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| 00:02:31 |
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ASKED TO HAVE THE EXHIBITION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND THEY PROPOSED THAT THE 400 PHOTOGRAPHS WERE LAID OUT AS IF THEY WERE A BEAUTIFUL PATCHWORK...
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| 00:04:19 |
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BRANDON AND MY SON CHRISTIAN. I HAVE ONE OTHER BOY WHO'S NOT WITH US TODAY. HE'S A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE AND HIS NAME IS JASON. WE HAVE COLLECTED CIVIL...
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| 00:08:09 |
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MY FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPH IS RIGHT HERE. IT'S A LITTLE GIRL. SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S ABOUT 6 OR 7 YEARS OLD. AND SHE'S HOLDING A PICTURE OF HER FATHER, AND...
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| 00:08:51 |
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RIGHT BELOW IT OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY WITH THE BLACK SOLDIER. WE GOT THIS PHOTO IN BALTIMORE. AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE PHOTOS WE...
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| 00:09:50 |
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COLLECTION, THE PHOTOGRAPHS RANGE ANYWHERE FROM A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON UP TO $19,000 WAS THE MOST THAT WE PAID. WHICH IS -- THE ONLY KNOWN PHOTOGRAPH...
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| 00:10:34 |
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REAGAN. I'M AN EXHIBIT DIRECTOR AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN THE INTERPRETIVES PROGRAM OFFICE. WE DO THE EXHIBITS HERE AT THE LIBRARY. YOU'RE ABLE...
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| 00:11:46 |
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ARE SHARPER FROM THE 1800s. THEY HAD MORE SILVER IN THEM. SO THERE IS MORE GRAINS REFLECTING THE LIGHT. THEY HAD WONDERFUL LENSES AT TIMES. BUT IT'S...
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| 00:12:19 |
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A CONFEDERATE HOLDING A FLINT LOCK RIFLE. I LIKE THIS ONE BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY NOT OLDER THAN ME. I'M 14 YEARS OLD. HE'S PROBABLY MAYBE 15 OR MAYBE...
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| 00:12:47 |
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YOU WHAT AN AMBER TYPE IS. THE PHOTOGRAPH IS ACTUALLY DONE ON GLASS. THIS SOLDIER IS IDENTIFIED. HE WAS -- WE HAVE HIS NAME HERE. THANK GOODNESS. ...
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| 00:13:33 |
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AN AMAZING PROCESS. YOU KNOW HOW THEY DID THAT. BUT I THINK MOST OF THE COLLECTION IS AMBER TYPES. YEAH. I BELIEVE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE COLLECTION...
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| 00:14:14 |
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AN AMBER TYPE IS ACTUALLY A PHOTOGRAPH ON A SHEET OF GLASS. THAT IS THE ACTUAL PIECE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAMERA. AS SOON AS YOU PUT A DARK BACKGROUND...
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| 00:15:11 |
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THIS IS REALLY A NEAT PHOTOGRAPH. THIS SOLDIER IS -- HE'S HOLDING A CAVALRY SOLDIER HOLDING A VERY RARE GUN. IT'S A COLT PISTOL WITH A DETACHABLE...
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| 00:15:51 |
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YEAH. AFTER THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN THIS SOLDIER WOULD HAVE PAID EXTRA FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER TO COLORIZE HIS UNIFORM. IN THIS CASE IN DARK BLUE...
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| 00:16:22 |
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A PHOTOGRAPH BUT ON AN INCREDIBLY THIN SHEET OF METAL AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EMULSION WAS POURED ONTO THE SHEET. THERE ARE WONDERFUL YOUTUBE VIDEOS NOW...
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| 00:17:01 |
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PLATE. THIS IS A SIX PLATE. THIS IS CALLED A QUARTER PLATE. THIS ONE, YOU HAVE FOUR UNION SOLDIERS ON LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENNESSEE. THAT'S THE TENNESSEE...
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| 00:19:24 |
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I THINK, ONE OF MY TOP FAVORITES BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THERE IS ONE SOLDIER IN THE MIDDLE. THAT'S ONE SOLDIER THAT I HAVE -- THE FIRST ONE I...
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| 00:19:41 |
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YEAH. THE SECOND ONE. THAT'S THE SIXTH -- >> OH, YEAH. >> 6th MASSACHUSETTS
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| 00:19:54 |
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INFANTRY THERE WITH THEIR END FIELD RIFLE MUSKETS. WE CONCENTRATED ON FAMILIES. THERE ARE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS IN HERE BESIDES THE ONES OF CIVIL WAR...
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| 00:21:31 |
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MY FAVORITE PICTURES ALSO. BECAUSE IT HAS A PICTURE OF A YOUNG BOY AND I THINK IT'S A LOCK OF HIS HAIR. >> YEAH. >> A LOCK
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| 00:21:43 |
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OF HIS HAIR AND ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD. HE WENT TO WAR, AND HE DIED AT AGE 18. ER AND THAT'S A VERY YOUNG AGE. AND DURING THAT TIME, MOST KIDS HAD TO...
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| 00:22:12 |
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I'LL READ IT TO YOU. THIS WAS FOUND FOLDED BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH. IT SAYS, MY BELOVED SON CARL, TAKEN FROM ME ON APRIL 1st, 1865. THAT WAS A WEEK BEFORE...
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| 00:22:34 |
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YEAH. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, THESE SOLDIERS, THEY LOOK LIKE PRESENT DAY KIDS. I MEAN, THEY REALLY DO. THEY LOOK LIKE ANYONE YOU WOULD SEE WALKING DOWN THE...
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| 00:23:47 |
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MANAGED TO ACQUIRE OVER 200-PLUS YEARS OF OUR HISTORY, MORE THAN 20,000 PICTURES DOCUMENTING THE CIVIL WAR. BUT IT WAS LARGELY SCENES OF THE PEOPLE WHO...
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| 00:24:29 |
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BY THE COLLECTION, WHAT THEY SAW. THEY BASICALLY TOLD US IF WE WOULD DONATE THE COLLECTION TO THE LIBRARY THEY WOULD DIGITIZE THE COLLECTION, ALL OF THE...
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| 00:26:43 |
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WE HAVE ABOUT 14 MILLION PICTURES IN OUR COLLECTIONS. YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL FROM HOW I'M TALKING TODAY THAT THE 1800s IS A PARTICULARLY FAVORITE TIME...
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| 00:27:30 |
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OF THESE TWO SOLDIERS HOLDING HANDS HERE. THEY'RE MIDWESTERN BOYS. THEIR LOOK IS JUST SO AMAZING. JUST -- I FEEL SAD EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT. WHEN...
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| 00:28:36 |
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WE WORKED WITH EXHIBIT DESIGNERS AND SORT OF CONTRACT MOUNT MAKERS AND THE CONSERVATION DIVISION DEVOTED 11 STAFF MEMBERS TO ASSEMBLING THESE AND TO...
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| 00:29:06 |
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PEOPLE AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ARE SOME OF THE FINEST PEOPLE WE HAVE EVER MET IN OUR LIFE. ANYONE WHO COLLECTS ANYTHING VALUABLE IN HISTORY, THE GREATEST...
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| 00:30:09 |
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THE FAMILY COLLECTION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ONLINE CATALOG. LOG ON TO LOC.GOV/PICTURES. >>> THOMAS JEFFERSON BOUGHT
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.