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The default search type--Search in all text fields--is useful for combining terms that appear in different fields (e.g., an artist's name and a subject), searching words that appear in NOTE fields, and conducting exhaustive searches to get a sense of what is available before constructing more specific searches. "All text" searches do not include digital id. or reproduction number fields.

Display up to: records. (Enter any number up to 32000)

All Text search examples:
 (1) Johnston architectural drawings
(2) published in harper's
(3) grand Canyon arizona
(4) president color portrait
(5) world war 1918 armistice
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Searching Subjects and Formats

This search includes words found in "Subjects," "Topics," and "Format" fields. Many subject terms are from the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms. "Topics" terms may not be found in that thesaurus. Genre and format terms are from the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II: Genre and Physical Characteristic Terms. Some records do not have subject terms; an All Text search is required to retrieve them.

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Maximum number of bibliographic records to be returned: (Enter any number up to 32000)

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(1) World War, 1939-1945
(2) roosevelt, eleanor
(3) albuquerque New Mexico cityscape
(4) children--health & welfare
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Searching Creators and Other Associated Names

Includes names of photographers, artists, architects, builders, etc., associated with the image or the building or art work it depicts. Also sometimes includes names of donors and copyright holders. Does not include names of people depicted. Since some names are only recorded in NOTE fields, names not found through this search may be found through a All Text search.

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Maximum number of bibliographic records to be returned: (Enter any number up to 32000)

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(1) ansel Adams
(2) o'sullivan timothy
(3) lin
(4) Prang & co.

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Searching Titles

Many types of images do not have established titles; catalogers sometimes have to devise titles for items and groups.

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Maximum number of bibliographic records to be returned: (Enter any number up to 32000)

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(1) Prang's aids for object teaching
(2) il duce
(3) midsummer night's dream
(4) apartment house plan
(5) Le trans-ether, aero-moteur
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Searching Numbers

Includes reproduction numbers (which usually begin with LC-), call numbers (which can include words as well as numbers), copyright registration numbers, and record identification numbers. Any element that has a space or hyphen on either side of it can be searched by itself.

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Maximum number of bibliographic records to be returned: (Enter any number up to 32000)

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(1) LC-USZ62-15575
(2) LOT 2966
(3) drwg/us - waud, no. 77
(4) waud 77
(5) J144330
(6) lc-uszc4-1555
(7) 1555
(8) 3b14942

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