Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing Congressional Librarian Luther Evans inspecting part of the Abraham Lincoln collection at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. According to the original AP caption, the collection of Lincoln papers had been sealed for 21 years and was opened just after midnight on July 26, 1947. Evans is shown kneeling beside the safe and examining one of the historic documents during the opening ceremony in the Library of Congress document room. Photograph and separate original AP caption are mounted together on black archival paper with period tape and corner mounts. Overall size approximately 8 x 8 inches, with expected age and newsroom/archive handling wear. Came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
