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Toxic Wastes (001.00.00)

Toxic Wastes
Herblock. Toxic Wastes, 1985. Black pencil, India ink, porous point pen, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing. Published in the Washington Post, December 15, 1985. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (001.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-11166]

Toxic Graveyard (003.00.00)

Toxic Graveyard
Sam Kittner, photographer. Graveyard and Chem[ical] Plant, Taft, La., December 1989. Dye destruction print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (003.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31922]
© Sam Kittner

Great Louisiana Toxic March (004.00.00)

Great Louisiana Toxic March
Sam Kittner, photographer. LA Toxics March, November 1988. Cibachrome print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (004.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31923]
© Sam Kittner

The Formerly Good Earth (002.00.00)

The Formerly Good Earth
Herblock. The Formerly Good Earth, 1970. India ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing with paste-on. Published in the Washington Post, December 31, 1970. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (002.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-07676]

Disappearance of a Community (005.00.00)

Disappearance of a Community
Sam Kittner, photographer. Reveilletown, La., November 1988. Dye destruction print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (005.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31925]
© Sam Kittner

Exxon Refinery Explosion, Louisiana (006.00.00)

Exxon Refinery Explosion, Louisiana
Sam Kittner, photographer. State Capitol of La. and Exxon Explosion, Baton Rouge, La., December 24, 1989. Cibachrome print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (006.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31924]
© Sam Kittner

Call of the Wild (007.00.00)

Call of the Wild
Herblock. Call of the Wild, 1979. India ink, porous point pen, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing. Published in the Washington Post, March 23, 1979. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (007.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-09619]

Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska (008.00.00)

Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska
Ansel Adams, photographer. Teklanika River, Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska, 1947. Gelatin silver print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (008.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31921]
© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

“Good News—We’ve Reduced the Nuclear Threat from Abroad” (009.00.00)

“Good News—We’ve Reduced the Nuclear Threat from Abroad”
Herblock, “Good News—We’ve Reduced the Nuclear Threat from Abroad,” 1993. India ink, porous point pen, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing. Published in the Washington Post, October 5, 1993. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (009.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-12645]

Storing Petroleum Products (010.00.00)

Storing Petroleum Products
Terry Evans, photographer. Petroleum Products Storage Site in Salt Cavities, McPherson County, Kansas, April 2, 1991. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (010.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31932]
© Terry Evans

“Maybe He Should Be Cited for Contempt of Public Intelligence” (011.00.00)

“Maybe He Should Be Cited for Contempt of Public Intelligence”
Herblock. “Maybe He Should Be Cited for Contempt of Public Intelligence,” 1982. India ink, porous point pen, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing with overlays. Published in the Washington Post, March 8, 1982. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (011.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-10291]

Gravel Pit Turned Marina, Nevada (012.00.00)

Gravel Pit Turned Marina, Nevada
Peter Goin, photographer. Helms Gravel Pit Just North of Highway 80, Sparks, Nevada, 1990. Dye coupler print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (012.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31934]
© Peter Goin

“We Can Even Improve On Turning Things Over to the States—We Can Let the Industries Regulate Themselves” (013.00.00)

“We Can Even Improve On Turning Things Over to the States—We Can Let the Industries Regulate Themselves”
Herblock. “We Can Even Improve On Turning Things Over to the States—We Can Let the Industries Regulate Themselves,” 1995. India ink, porous point pen, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing with overlays. Published in the Washington Post, May 19, 1995. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (013.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-13030]

Garbage Dump Meets Wildlife Refuge, Kansas (014.00.00)

Garbage Dump Meets Wildlife Refuge, Kansas
Terry Evans, photographer. Junk West of Nature Conservancy Purchased Land, Cheyenne Bottoms, 1993. Dye coupler print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (014.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31930]
©Terry Evans

Billboards Are Good for You (015.00.00)

Billboards Are Good for You
Herblock. Billboards Are Good for You, 1986. India ink, porous point pen, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing with overlays. Published in the Washington Post, October 9, 1986. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (015.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-11289]

Cars Parked At Yosemite National Park, California (016.00.00)

Cars Parked At Yosemite National Park, California
Rondal Partridge, photographer. Pave It and Paint It Green, ca. 1965. Gelatin silver print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (016.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31920]
© Rondal Partridge

“This Is an Emergency—We’ve Got to Prevent Any Leaks of Information!” (017.00.00)

“This Is an Emergency—We’ve Got to Prevent Any Leaks of Information!”
Herblock. “This Is an Emergency—We’ve Got to Prevent Any Leaks of Information!” 1979. India ink, porous point pen, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing. Published in the Washington Post, April 1, 1979. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (017.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-9625]

John Pfahl, photographer. Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant, Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, May 1982. Dye coupler print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (020.00.00)
LC-DIG-ppmsca-31926
© John Pfahl

“What We’d like is about a Twenty-Mile Island” (019.00.00)

“What We’d like is about a Twenty-Mile Island”
Herblock, “What We’d like is about a Twenty-Mile Island,” 1980. India ink, porous point pen, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing. Published in the Washington Post, January 25, 1980. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (019.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-9813]

Trojan Nuclear Power Plant (018.00.00)

Trojan Nuclear Power Plant
John Pfahl, photographer. Trojan Nuclear Power Plant, Columbia River, Oregon, October 1982. Dye Coupler print. Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello, 2001. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (018.00.00)
[LC-DIG-ppmsca-31927]
© John Pfahl

“Nah—It Wouldn’t Be Practical” (021.00.00)

“Nah—It Wouldn’t Be Practical”
Herblock. “Nah—It Wouldn't Be Practical,” 1989. India ink, porous point pen, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing. Published in the Washington Post, March 29, 1989. Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (021.00.00)
[LC-DIG-hlb-14211]

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