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Please use the following steps to lớn determine whether you need lớn fill out a Hotline slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to lớn view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the size of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.

Yes, the thành tựu is digitized.Please use the digital image in preference khổng lồ requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large form size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the tòa tháp is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.

As a preservation measure, we generally vày not serve an original vật phẩm when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile lớn serve sầu. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject lớn damage. They are also easier to lớn see online where they are presented as positive sầu images.)

Yes, another surrogate exists.Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.

If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to lớn another surrogate, please fill out a Gọi slip in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how lớn fill out a call slip and when the thành tựu can be served.

To tương tác Reference staff in the Prints và Photographs Reading Room, please use our Ask A Librarian service or hotline the reading room between 8:30 and 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3.