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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

The Library of Congress is home to the Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers, which also contain some of Katharine's correspondence. Check it out. ⬇️ www.loc.gov/resource/mss...

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Family Papers: Correspondence--Wright, Katharine, May-June 1908

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Did you know the Wright brothers had a sister? Katharine Wright was not only a caretaker to the Wright family after their mother died and to Orville after a test flight injury, but also a college graduate, a teacher, a suffragist and a member of the Wright Company alongside her brothers. 🧵

Katharine Wright, wearing a leather jacket, cap, and goggles, aboard the Wright Model HS airplane with Orville, 1915.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The conservators at the Library of Congress mend a lot of paper by hand, but sometimes the situation calls for a different method. That's where this process comes in.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Are you interested in earning your Eagle Scout badge or Gold Award? The Library of Congress has the perfect community project for you! Scouts can arrange and conduct interviews with veterans and donate them to the Veterans History Project. Email us at vohp@loc.gov for special Scout guidance!

Scout Connor Roberts hand-delivers multiple Veterans History Project interviews to the Library of Congress as part of his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project in 2025.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Florence Pugh and Zoe Kazan, the star and screenwriter (respectively) of Netflix’s “East of Eden,” a fresh take on John Steinbeck’s classic 1952 California novel, recently came to the Library to get a look at some original Steinbeck material. Read more. ⬇️ blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/09/...

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“East of Eden” Is at the Library; Now It Comes to TV | Timeless

Florence Pugh and Zoe Kazan, the star and screenwriter (respectively) of Netflix’s “East of Eden,” a fresh take on John Steinbeck’s classic 1952 novel, recently came to the Library to get a look at so...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

NLS has materials you won’t find anywhere else in audio, like cookbooks, crafting books, how-to guides and graphic novels. Find out more about NLS services and how to enroll at www.loc.gov/nls/who-we-serve/reading-disabled?loclr=blsky #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Did you know the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) at the Library of Congress also serves people with reading disabilities like dyslexia? If you find it difficult to use print because of a reading disability, you can still enjoy reading with free audiobooks from NLS! 🧵

A girl with dyslexia listens to an NLS audiobook while reading along with the printed text. NLS photo.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A treat for classic lit lovers from the Geography and Map Division: Ten beautiful literary map paintings commissioned in 1953 for the Harris-Seybold Company's “Maps of Books” calendars. Prints can be found in libraries around the world, but these are the originals! blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/09...

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Worth a Thousand Words: The Literary Map Painting Collection | Worlds Revealed

This post highlights the Geography and Map Division’s literary map painting collection. This collection was acquired in 2019 and consists of 10 original watercolor paintings of maps representing famou...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On this day in 1923, the first section of the Appalachian Trail opened in New York. In "The Printed Walk," artist Lindsay Schmittle transforms her 2,180-mile journey along the trail into a striking artist’s book. Explore it with Library Rare Book curator Ashley Young. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gBj...

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The Appalachian Trail: A Printed Journey

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

For Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating Chilean American Camilo José Vergara’s photography. Vergara selected the Library of Congress as the permanent home of his photographic archive in 2013. Here are some gorgeous examples of one of his most expansive subjects: "Old New York City."

Several members of a wedding party, including the bride, ring bearer, flower girl and two bridesmaids stand on a New York City sidewalk.

Puerto Rican Wedding, East Harlem, 1970. Camilo J. Vergara Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A small child sips water from a New York City fire hydrant as another small child watches. People walk by on the sidewalk behind them.

Avenue C, Lower East Side, 1970. Camilo J. Vergara Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Girls play with Barbie dolls on a New York City stoop.

Girls and Barbies, East Harlem, 1970. Camilo J. Vergara Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A child in a stroller sleeps outside what appears to be the window of a New York City butcher shop.

Hunts Point, South Bronx, 1970, 1970. Camilo J. Vergara Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

MAGAZINE MONDAY | A closer look at John James Audubon’s ambitious, inventive — and seriously heavy — books of winged things. Read more. ⬇️ lcm.loc.gov/issue/september-october…

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Big Birds

Audubon’s ambitious, inventive — and heavy — books of winged things.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Find out more about NLS at www.loc.gov/nls. Note: The docent featured in this video, Norman Philion, passed away unexpectedly shortly after it was filmed. He volunteered at the Library for nearly eight years, and touch tours were a specialty of his. He is missed. ❤️

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Blind or visually impaired visitors to the Library can get a tactile map of the Thomas Jefferson Building, produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), at the Information Desk. You can also find a link to a self-directed, audio-described tour at loc.gov/visit!

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This World Blindness Awareness Month, we wanted to share with you some of the ways the Library makes its treasures accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. First up, the Touch History tour featured in this video. Contact the Visitor Engagement Office to learn more. loc.gov/visit 🧵

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s #Inktober! The social media-based art challenge was created by artist Jake Parker to encourage daily artistic practice. Today’s prompt is “apple.” 🍎 Need ink-spiration? Check out the Library’s image collection. There are thousands of rights-free photos and prints to spark your imagination!

Fruit picker with truckload of apples. Camden County, New Jersey. Photographed by Arthur Rothstein. 1938 Oct. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here's what's going on Live! at the Library in October. Join us! ⬇️ newsroom.loc.gov/news/step-inside-t…

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s the last day of Library Card Sign-up Month! But as long as you’re 16 or older, you can get your very own Library of Congress reader card any old time, including at Live! at the Library every Thursday night! www.loc.gov/research-cen...

People line up to get their Library of Congress reader cards at Live! at the Library on September 17, 2026. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

More from the National Screening Room. ⬇️ www.loc.gov/collections/...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's Silent Movie Day! Did you know not all silent films were black and white? Color processes like Kinemacolor were shown as early as 1909, and film was tinted and colored by hand even earlier. Here are some examples of early silent films in color from the Library's National Screening Room!

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's National Comic Book Day! Before he was famously depicted punching Hitler on the cover of the first issue of his comic, Captain America was a concept drawing. That drawing was donated to us in 2018, albeit a little worse for wear. Here's how it was repaired. ⬇️ blogs.loc.gov/preservation...

A photo of a damaged concept drawing of Captain America before it was treated by the Library of Congress.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s fall, which for centuries has been wild ginseng harvesting season in Appalachia. The American Folklife Center collection includes images of the “ginsenging” tradition in West Virginia. What’s a beloved autumn tradition where you live? guides.loc.gov/west-virginia-folkli…

Joe Williams with ginseng plant in his hand. September 27, 1995. From the Coal River Folklife Collection.

Natalie Pettry with her seng (ginseng) hoe. October 5, 1996. From the Coal River Folklife Collection.

Ginseng drying in a window. October 5, 1996. From the Coal River Folklife Collection.

Randy Sprouse inspecting the ginseng he's dug. September 27, 1995. From the Coal River Folklife Collection.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It’s the anniversary of Mary Church Terrell’s birth. The Library of Congress is home to her papers, which highlight her work as an educator, lecturer, suffragist, and civil rights activist. Explore them. ⬇️ www.loc.gov/collections/...

Mary Church Terrell, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEWS: Martha C. Nussbaum receives the 2026 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-of-co…

2026 Kluge Prize Recipient Martha C. Nussbaum. Photo courtesy of the University of Chicago Law School.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

MAGAZINE MONDAY | A new exhibition, “Alive In Many Hands” is open now at the Library of Congress. It explores the legacy of the American Folklife Center on its 50th anniversary. Read about it in the current issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. ⬇️ lcm.loc.gov/issue/septem...

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‘Alive in Many Hands’

New exhibit explores the legacy of the American Folklife Center on its 50th anniversary.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Library of Congress recently had the honor of hosting @kenjennings.bsky.social for an event, and we just couldn't resist testing him on his Library knowledge while he was here. 👀

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For Constitution Day, a draft of the document with notes written in George Washington's own hand! It's from the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, where delegates from each state met to draft the Constitution. Washington likely made these notes while discussing the text with his peers.

Image 3 of George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Constitution, Printed, with Marginal Notes by George Washington, September 12, 1787. From the George Washington papers in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress.

Reproduction of painting of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others signing the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Original by Henry Hintermeister, 1925.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

NEWS: A new exhibit at the Library of Congress, celebrating 50 years of the American Folklife Center, shows how living traditions carry memory, identity and community across generations. It explores traditions of music, dance, storytelling, craft, foodways and more. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's Hispanic Heritage Month! The Library will celebrate with new resources and programs inviting the public to explore Hispanic and Latino heritage through the Library’s rich collections. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

Visitors tour the Hispanic Division Reading Room during special open house hours as part of the ongoing Live! At the Library weekly series, July 21, 2022. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Explore more of the Rosa Parks collection: www.loc.gov/collections/...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On this National Voter Registration Day 🗳️, here’s a look at Rosa Parks’s 1962 voter registration card from the Rosa Parks Papers here at the Library of Congress. Parks was very passionate about voter registration, and it was a huge part of her work at the NAACP when she lived in Alabama. 🧵

Rosa Parks's voter registration card. It reads:

Registration Certificate
Detroit, Michigan
Rosa L Parks
3201 Virginia Pk.
Detroit Michigan
Ward 23 Pct. 21

I hereby certify that the above named elector registered as a voter of the City of Detroit in the Ward and Precinct indicated on Jan 23 1962.

Thomas D. Leadbetter
City Clerk

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

MAGAZINE MONDAY | Since its inception in 1991, the Library's junior fellows program has welcomed 1,100 students. Read about how they've made hundreds of thousands of items more accessible to Congress and the American public in the Library of Congress Magazine! ⬇️ lcm.loc.gov/issue/july-a...

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Discovering Gems

For 35 years, junior fellows have explored the collections — and, sometimes, found a new career path.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Taken together, the interviews - which include responders, family members, advocates, and medical personnel- preserve not only the memories of a historic event, but the testimony of witnesses whose lives became part of its continuing history. ⬇️ newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

To mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Library has launched an online collection of nearly 500 first-hand accounts that document what responders witnessed, why they responded, what they endured, and how the experience affected their health, families and lives in the years that followed. 🧵

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Interested in fashion? Find more fashion content from the Library of Congress at loc.gov/fashion.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the fashion magazine world, the September issue is usually considered the most important of the year. We thought it would be fun to celebrate September by taking a look at the gorgeous vintage issues of Vogue (including copies from more than 130 years ago!) that are housed here at the Library.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Heads up! If you missed a session you wanted to see at the National Book Festival, or if you were not able to attend the festival in-person, sessions are up online now! ⬇️ #NatBookFest www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHBP…

Academy Award-winning filmmaker and preservation advocate Martin Scorsese speaks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz on the main stage at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 22. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman speaks with Robert Costa on the Main Stage at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 22, 2026. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

Kate McKinnon tosses a copy of her book into the crowd at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 22, 2026. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

Authors Ann Patchett and Tayari Jones discuss novels about family and the passage of time with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 22. Photo by Kimberly Powell/For the Library of Congress.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Check out more of the manual: www.loc.gov/item/0900540...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This month marks the anniversary of George Eastman patenting the Kodak camera in 1888. The Copyright Office here at the Library of Congress has “The Kodak Manual,” copyrighted earlier that year. It proves that animals and kids have always been priority subjects of amateur home photography!

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Chef Carla Hall recently visited the Library of Congress to narrate her children's books for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled! 📚

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Toni Frissell Collection includes 270,000 black-and-white negatives, 42,000 color transparencies, and 25,000 enlargement prints, as well as proof sheets, all documenting her distinguished photographic career of nearly 40 years. Explore it: guides.loc.gov/american-wom...

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Research Guides: American Women: Resources from the Prints & Photographs Collections: Toni Frissell Collection

Part of the American Women series, this guide highlights collections and tips for finding images relating to American women's history in the Library of Congress' pictorial collections of photographs, ...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The most famous of Scotland's Highland games, the Braemar Gathering, takes place this weekend in Aberdeenshire. These photos of the 1950 Braemar Gathering by Toni Frissell are part of the large collection of her work she donated to the Library in 1970. 🧵

Ewen Ferrier "throws the hammer" at The Royal Braemar Gatherings. September, 1950. Toni Frissell.

The Royal Braemar Gatherings - dance and games contests. Two men in kilts and high socks on stage dancing. September, 1950. Toni Frissell.

A man in a green coat, kilt and hat stands in front of a castle. September, 1950. Toni Frissell.

A line of four men in traditional Scottish dress hold bagpipes, stepping away from the camera. September, 1950. Toni Frissell.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Live! at the Library this month: A new exhibit, Italian fashion night, and a recording of “The Omnibus Project" with Ken Jennings. Join us! newsroom.loc.gov/news/live--at-the-…

Graphic featuring Ken Jennings and John Roderick reads:

Live! at the Library. Sept. 3. Omnibus! with Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Around this time in 1897, Thomas Edison was likely celebrating receiving a patent for the Kinetograph, his early motion picture camera. The first films ever copyrighted were made with it, including this one from 1894, which the Library has preserved. It's colloquially known as "Fred Ott's Sneeze."

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

MAGAZINE MONDAY | In his autobiography, Miles Davis called collaborator Gil Evans "probably my best and oldest friend." The Library's Music Division recently acquired over 350 of Evans' scores. lcm.loc.gov/issue/july-august-2026/…

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Making Magic with Miles

Library acquires the papers of jazz legend Gil Evans.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It’s the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. At the march, a souvenir booklet created by the National Urban League was sold for $1 a piece to offset the cost of the event. The Library has a copy of the "We Shall Overcome" booklet, which features powerful graphic collages by Louis Lo Monaco.

Souvenir booklet sales table at the March on Washington. Trikosko, Marion S., photographer.
1963 Aug. 28. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

The hands of a Manuscripts specialist at the Library of Congress hold the "We Shall Overcome" souvenir booklet from the 1963 March on Washington. It features a collage that shows three people in silhouettes, holding hands and running.

(Left) A letter from the NAACP dated September 1963 explaining that there is a 10,000-copy backlog of the official March on Washington momento, urging people to buy the remaining copies that weren't sold at the march from the National Urban League to help recoup costs of organizing the event.

The table of contents from the "We Shall Overcome" souvenir booklet from the 1963 March on Washington and two of the collage images contained inside. The image on the left is a Black individual with a concerned expression, overlaid with drawn American flag imagery, red and white stripes and one blue rectangle with white stars. The image on the right appears to be someone in KKK robes holding an American flag, with a Black individual in distress near the person's feet.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ever wonder how maps are made accessible to the blind? A Library A250 project set out to do just that with some of our Revolution-era holdings, including this map made by George Washington! More accessible A250 materials: www.loc.gov/nls/services-and-resour…

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Following the president's untimely death, many accounts available in the Library's Chronicling America historical newspaper archive reported that the dog mourned when Harding never returned home from the trans-continental tour of the western U.S. that he had embarked on earlier that summer. 💔

Two newspaper reports, one from The Casper Daily Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) and another from the Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine). Each details the confusion and mourning of the dog Laddie Boy when his owner, President Warren Harding, never returned from the trans-continental tour of the Western United States he was undergoing in the summer of 1923 due to his untimely death at the age of 57.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

On this National Dog Day, we're wondering if man ever had a best friend better than Laddie Boy, the first celebrity pet of the White House. President Warren Harding and his airedale terrier were often photographed together, as seen in these images from the Library's Prints & Photographs Division. 🧵

President Harding with pet dog Laddie, being photographed in front of the White House. 1922 June 13. National Photo Co.

President Harding with Laddie Boy at White House, Washington, D.C. Harris & Ewing, photographer. 1923.

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