This all started a few months ago. I got an e-mail from the author of this book asking if she could use one of my pictures for a book they were looking to publish. She had a link to the picture they wanted to use and I saw where she was writing from and said sure.
They were doing a book about the history of football and it was being published through the Library of Congress. It actually sounded pretty cool. I didn't think anything about it until about a month or so ago and I sent her an e-mail asking about the progress and she said it was about ready to be distributed and I would be getting my copy soon. Well it turns out that was delayed a bit about the shenanigans in Washington.
On Wednesday, I found out that I had a package waiting for me at the office but I couldn't pick it up until today. I'll admit that it was pretty cool to get a package from the Library of Congress. It's not often that one gets a package from there, so I was kind of excited.
As I opened the package, I saw a letter from the author expressing her thanks. How many times do you get a letter with the official Library of Congress letterhead? This will be tucked away in the book itself.
A nice little Library of Congress stamp. I think this was one of the proof copies, but again I don't care about that.
In case you care, my picture is on page 141. I think it turned out pretty nice.
And here is the original picture.
If you are interested in the book, it is called "Football Nation: Four Hundred Years of America's Game" and the main author listed is Susan Reyburn. It actually looks pretty interesting and is pretty comprehensive in its coverage of the game.
1 comment:
That is a very nice picture. Congratulations.
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