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Among the 52 collections currently available at http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/ are:

1.ABDUL HAMID II COLLECTION [ahii] -- about 1,819 photographs mounted in albums new
ca. 1880-1893. Photographic survey of the Ottoman Empire, showing educational, military, and other government facilities as well as historic sites. 

2. AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS ASSEMBLED FOR 1900 PARIS EXPOSITION [anedub] -- about 475 photographs (records being added)
ca. 1899. Photos gathered for use in the American Negro Exhibit at the Paris Exposition, consisting of portraits and scenes of education, work, and daily life. Includes more than 360 photos presented by W.E.B. Du Bois. 

3 ANSEL ADAMS'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT AT MANZANAR [manz] -- 244 photographs 1943. Portraits, views of daily life, agricultural scenes, and sports and leisure activities. 

4. ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & ENGINEERING DRAWINGS [ade] -- About 38,500 drawings (ca. 3,700 catalog records). 1600-1989, bulk 1880-1940. Drawings, primarily for sites and structures in the U.S. (especially Washington, D.C.), as well as Europe and Mexico, mostly by American architects and architectural firms. Most cataloged in groups by project. (Note: Original materials are served by appointment.)

5. BAIN COLLECTION [ggbain] -- about 1,200 photographs (selection from full collection; records being added)  ca. 1900-1931 (bulk). Photos produced and gathered by George Grantham Bain for his news photo service, including portraits and worldwide news events, but with special emphasis on life in New York City. Includes images in the Bain collection for which copy photos have been produced. 

6.BASEBALL CARDS [ball] -- 2,100 baseball cards.1887-1914. Baseball cards representing more than one thousand major and minor league ballplayers (primarily major league), from teams in thirteen identified leagues and seventy-five cities in the United States and Canada. (Note: Original materials are served by appointment.) 

 7. BRADY-HANDY COLLECTION [brhc] -- about 5,000 glass negatives new
ca. 1860-1875 (bulk). Original glass plate negatives by Mathew Brady and Levin C. Handy studios; chiefly portraits of presidents, members of Congress, military and naval officers, justices of the Supreme Court, actors, artists, religious leaders, and other notables. Also includes views of Washington, D.C., and vicinity. 

8. BRUMFIELD COLLECTION [brum] -- 916 slides. 1987-2000. Documents architectural heritage of pre-Soviet Russia, highlighting wooden buildings, and religious, commercial and industrial facilities, as well as some landscapes. 

9. CABINET OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION [cai] -- About 4,000 drawings and prints.
 1850-1930. Book and magazine illustrations and some graphic designs. (NOTE: Original drawings served only by appointment.) 

10. CARPENTER COLLECTION [ffcarp] -- about 1,600 photographs (selection from full collection; records being added) ca. 1860-1934, bulk 1880-1924. Photos produced and gathered by Frank and Frances Carpenter to illustrate popular writings on world geography. Consists of photos in the Carpenter collection for which copy photos have been produced. 
 
 
 

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