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America's library

"Presents a brief history of the Library of Congress together with a sampling of its many treasures, from dime novels to the Gutenburg Bible, Houdini's library, Whitman's poetry, Beethoven's scores, and countless early maps, manuscripts, prints and photographs--some 76 million items in all, covering nearly every known subject"--Educational film/video locator, third edition, vol. 1, 1986, p. 663.

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