Hispanic Heritage Month

Mural painting "Discovery of Gold" by Candido Portinari, on the vestibule wall of the Hispanic Reading room, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

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Mural painting "Discovery of Gold" by Candido Portinari, on the vestibule wall of the Hispanic Reading room, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of Machito, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947 by William P. Gottlieb. Photograph. Gottlieb, William P. William P. Gottlieb Collection. Library of Congress Photographs and Prints Division.

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[Portrait of Machito, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)

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[Portrait of Machito, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)

Portrait of Machito and Graciella Grillo, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947. Photograph. Gottlieb, William P. William P. Gottlieb Collection. Library of Congress Photographs and Prints Division.

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[Portrait of Machito and Graciella Grillo, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)

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[Portrait of Machito and Graciella Grillo, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)

The Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Library of Congress Hispanic Division.

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HLAS Online

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HLAS Online

Celia Cruz, full-length portrait, facing front, on stage. Photograph. [1962]. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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[Celia Cruz, full-length portrait, facing front, on stage]

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[Celia Cruz, full-length portrait, facing front, on stage]

Photograph of a Bolivian woman from the Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection at the Library of Congress. Frank G. Carpenter (1855-1924) was an American writer of books on travel and world geography whose works helped to popularize cultural anthropology and geography in the United States in the early years of the 20th century. Photograph, between ca. 1900 and 1923. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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Chola Woman, Full-Length Portrait, Standing, Facing Right, La Paz, Bolivia

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Chola Woman, Full-Length Portrait, Standing, Facing Right, La Paz, Bolivia

Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay (1828–1915). Ruines du Mexique et types mexicains (Ruins of Mexico and types of Mexicans), 1862–1863. Albumen prints. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

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Urban Landscapes - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

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Urban Landscapes - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

Monumental jaguar sculpture. Mexico. Southern Veracruz. Maya, AD 600–900. Painted buff ceramic. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

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Ritual, Ceremonies, and Celebrations - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

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Ritual, Ceremonies, and Celebrations - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

Large vase with glyphs and eleven characters. Guatemalan Highlands. Nebaj region. AD 600–900. Polychromed orange-gloss ceramic. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

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Language and Context - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

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Language and Context - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

The Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT) Photo: Francisco Aguilera, founder of the archive. Library of Congress Hispanic Division.

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Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (Hispanic Reading Room, Hispanic Division, Area Studies)

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Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (Hispanic Reading Room, Hispanic Division, Area Studies)

Spotlight on U.S. Hispanic Writers. From the Library of Congress Poetry & Literature Center.

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Spotlight on U.S. Hispanic Writers (The Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress)

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Spotlight on U.S. Hispanic Writers (The Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress)

Videos of some of the Library of Congress curators highlighting a few of the Library’s Mexican treasures. This material was developed as part of the Celebration of Mexico held in the Library on December 12-13, 2013.

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Multimedia - A Celebration of Mexico

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Multimedia - A Celebration of Mexico

Calle de Habana, Habana 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Jackson, William Henry. ca. 1900. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Joseph Hernandez, first delegate to Congress from the Florida Territory and brigadier general of the Militia of Florida. Between 1850 and 1857. Prints and Photographs Division. From the LC Blog - Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Cultural Contributions

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Cultural Contributions

A Sampler of Luso-Hispanic American Music and Song | Folklife Today

Eva Romero Jacques. Eva Romero Jacques Collection, AFC/2001/001/18443. From the Folklife Today blog - Gracias por su servicio!

Gracias por su servicio! | Folklife Today

“Entry into the Forest” is one of four murals by Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari in the Hispanic Reading Room. Photograph by Carol Highsmith. From the LC Blog - Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Feliz Cumpleaños, Hispanic Division.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Feliz Cumpleaños, Hispanic Division

Mural painting "Discovery of Gold" by Candido Portinari, on the vestibule wall of the Hispanic Reading room, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, between 1980 and 2006. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Prints and Photographs Division.

Mural painting "Discovery of Gold" by Candido Portinari, on the vestibule wall of the Hispanic Reading room, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of Machito, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947 by William P. Gottlieb. Photograph. Gottlieb, William P. William P. Gottlieb Collection. Library of Congress Photographs and Prints Division.

[Portrait of Machito, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)

Portrait of Machito and Graciella Grillo, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947. Photograph. Gottlieb, William P. William P. Gottlieb Collection. Library of Congress Photographs and Prints Division.

[Portrait of Machito and Graciella Grillo, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)

HLAS Online

Celia Cruz, full-length portrait, facing front, on stage. Photograph. [1962]. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

[Celia Cruz, full-length portrait, facing front, on stage]

Chola Woman, Full-Length Portrait, Standing, Facing Right, La Paz, Bolivia

Claude-Joseph-Désiré Charnay (1828–1915). Ruines du Mexique et types mexicains (Ruins of Mexico and types of Mexicans), 1862–1863. Albumen prints. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

Urban Landscapes - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

Monumental jaguar sculpture. Mexico. Southern Veracruz. Maya, AD 600–900. Painted buff ceramic. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

Ritual, Ceremonies, and Celebrations - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

Large vase with glyphs and eleven characters. Guatemalan Highlands. Nebaj region. AD 600–900. Polychromed orange-gloss ceramic. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

Language and Context - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions

The Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT) Photo: Francisco Aguilera, founder of the archive. Library of Congress Hispanic Division.

Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (Hispanic Reading Room, Hispanic Division, Area Studies)

Spotlight on U.S. Hispanic Writers. From the Library of Congress Poetry & Literature Center.

Spotlight on U.S. Hispanic Writers (The Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress)

Videos of some of the Library of Congress curators highlighting a few of the Library’s Mexican treasures. This material was developed as part of the Celebration of Mexico held in the Library on December 12-13, 2013.

Multimedia - A Celebration of Mexico

Calle de Habana, Habana 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Jackson, William Henry. ca. 1900. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Calle de Habana, Habana