# Finding Pictures: Twentieth-Century Ephemera

Join us for insights into the lives of Americans as represented through the ephemeral world of commercial art—objects made to be used for a short time. Archivist Owen Ellis and Curator Sara W. Duke will talk about packaging, trading cards, design drawings, greeting cards, labels, advertisements, and more. The Library received these fascinating items through the U.S. Copyright deposit program between 1909 and 1978.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 41 min
- By: Duke, Sara
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12066/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-12066?play=1)