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May they never have to be hidden or kept in the dark again
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Washington, D.C |
| Description | Cartoon drawing shows the Librarian of Congress, Archibald MacLeish, overseeing workers in the Central or Great Hall of the Library of Congress as they return the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence from their World War II hiding place in September 1944. Two weeks after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were sent by train to Fort Knox, Kentucky, for safekeeping. The documents were returned with great fanfare to public display at the Library on October 1, 1944. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | MacLeish, Archibald,--1892-1982. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Declaration of Independence. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Washington, D.C. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Constitution. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
