Show I I l t I t Picture Founded by act of congress in 1800 00 the library of congress conin con con- aura gress at Washington is today f. f r FK Y ry x the thc largest of its size in the s world Its nucleus was teas Thomas y Jeffersons Jefferson's collection and E such treasures as the fife original constitution of the United hinted States Stales and the original articles of confederation shown above being examined by Dr St St. George L. L Since the library is growing constantly an annex was re recently recently re- re added x Thousands o of f Looks will willor go over or the above counter h each year to serve the reh re re- researches searches of o scholars from all parts of the world oriel who folio find P reading rooms of the new l i d annex an excellent place lace for or study Modernity strikes the r 9 staid library o of f congress Above Speed capsules r a new gadget for shooting t p J 4 boobs through a foot f cot fy y tunnel in in 23 seconds Their tier arrival at the destination is is Y cushioned b by a bank o of air air which prevents damage to the books Mart Many 0 of the library's d A books are rare items like the above Eliot Cliot In Indian f t 1 f lion dian Bible of 1663 the R f first Bible printed in in p Jas America It is is in in the Iw 4 t Algonquin language and andis is is bound in in Morocco At left tile Mr Valla Vaita Parma of the library examines a collection of rare books in the library's r rr r incunabula Mr Parma it is is holding a volume o of K carton canon law lard printed in in inY I Venice Y rW Y cv 4 SI p I I It it a LY LYe e 1 A e r t d 4 I The new annex which trill ivill care for the library's expansion requirements for some time is architecturally as typical of its time lime as was teas the original or main building which was built in 1897 It boasts murals by Era Ersa A. A Winter |