VII. Examples

These examples illustrate TGM in action, as applied to a variety of visual materials (both real and fictional).

Example 1. Single print.

100  Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528, artist.
245  [Draftsman drawing a lute] [graphic] / AD, 1525.
260  [published 1525]
300  1 print : woodcut.
520  Print shows two men in a room using a perspective apparatus to draw a lute accurately.
500  Woodcut illus. and surrounding text in: Underweysung der Messung / Albrecht Durer.
     [Nuremberg], 1525.
500  Title from Bartsch.
510  Illustrated Bartsch, sixteenth century German artists, Albrecht Dürer /
     Adam von Bartsch ; edited by Walter L. Strauss. New York : Abaris
     Books, 1981, no. 1001.347.
650  Lutes--1520-1530.
650  Drawing--1520-1530.
650  Perspective projections--1520-1530.
655  Book illustrations--1520-1530.
655  Woodcuts--German--1520-1530.

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Example 2. Group of photographs.

100  Collier, John, 1913-  photographer.
245  Trampas, New Mexico. Home and life of Juan Lopez, majordomo (mayor).
260  1943 Jan.
300  106 photographs : silver gelatin ; 8 x 10 in.
520  Photographs show Juan Lopez, his wife Maclovia Lopez, his children, and 
     his 99 year old grandfather Romero; domestic activities and interior views;
     father and son cutting down dead tree, marked by U.S. forest ranger, for 
     firewood; religious statues; photographs and family portraits on bedroom walls; 
     corrals and ranch with horses; family photographs and portraits.

500  Corresponding negatives are in series LC-USW3.
500  No known restrictions on publication.
580  Forms part of the Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information 
     photograph collection (Library of Congress)

600  Lopez, Juan--Family--New Mexico--Trampas.
650  Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Trampas--1940-1950.
650  Family life--New Mexico--Trampas--1940-1950.
650  Ranches--New Mexico--Trampas--1940-1950.
650  Tree cutting--New Mexico--Trampas--1940-1950.
650  Dwellings--New Mexico--Trampas--1940-1950.
650  Interiors--New Mexico--Trampas--1940-1950.
650  Portraits--1940-1950.
650  Photographs--1940-1950.
655  Group portraits--1940-1950.
655  Portrait photographs--1940-1950.
655  Gelatin silver prints--1940-1950.
852  Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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Example 3. Pictorial album cataloged as a book: shows MARC coding with subfields.

245  00   $a Album pintoresco de la Isla de Cuba$h[graphic]
260       $a [Havana] :$b B. May y Ca.,$c [ca. 1855] ; $d Berlin : $e Oilprinting Storch & Kramer.
300       $a [1], 27, [2] leaves (folded) : $b all col. ill., 2 maps ; $c 25 x 36 cm.
500       $a Title from cover.
520  0-   $a Color plates (chromolithographs) show Havana and other areas of Cuba,
             including general city views, historic sites, street scenes, and rural settings.
651  -0   $a Cuba $v Pictorial works.
651  -0   $a Cuba $x Social life and customs $v Pictorial works.
655  -7   $a Cityscape prints $y1850-1860.$2gmgpc
655  -7   $a Maps $y1850-1860. $2gmgpc
655  -7   $a Chromolithographs $zGermany $y1850-1860. $2gmgpc
710  2-   $a B. May y Ca.,$e publisher.
710  2-   $a Storch & Kramer, $e lithographer.

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Example 4. Group of slides: physical description.

300  12 slides : Kodachrome ; 35 mm.
655  Dye coupler transparencies--1940-1950.
655  Slides--Color--1940-1950.

Example 5. Mixed media: physical description and note.

300  1 drawing and painting ; 12 x 15 cm.
500  Pen, pencil, ink, and graphite with blue and green paint.
655  Travel sketches--French--1960-1970.
655  Mixed media--French--1960-1970.

Example 6. Reproduction (fictitious item).

100  Johnston, Mary, photographer.
245  George Washington / M. Johnston.
260  [ca. 1850]
300  1 photograph : daguerreotype, hand-colored ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm.
500  Photograph of painting by Gilbert Stuart, dated 1795.
600  Washington, George, 1732-1799.
655  Portrait paintings--1790-1800--Reproductions.
655  Daguerreotypes--Hand-colored--1850.
700  Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, artist.

Example 7. Extensive collection including negatives: title and physical description.

245  U.S. News and World Report Magazine photograph collection (Library of
     Congress) [graphic].
260  1952-1986, bulk 1955-1979.
300  ca. 45,500 contact sheets (1,182,500 images) : b&w and some color ; 9 x 12
     in. or smaller.
300  ca. 1,182,400 film negatives : b&w and some color ; 35 mm., 2 ¼ in., 5 x 7
     in., and 8 x 10 in.
300  ca. 100 transparencies : film, color ; 35 mm., 4 x 5 in., and 8 x 10 in.
655  Group portraits.
655  Periodical illustrations.
655  Portrait photographs.
655  Contact sheets.
655  Film negatives.
655  Film negatives--Color.
655  Film transparencies--Color.

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Example 8. Cartoon drawing for a newspaper.

100  Bimrose, Art, 1912-  artist.
245  It's spring again [graphic] / Art Bimrose.
260  1953 April 11.
300  1 drawing.
520  Cartoon shows boy and girl (labeled AFL and CIO) carving overlapping
     hearts (labeled merger talks) on a tree. Refers to renewed efforts to
     combine the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial
     Organizations in 1953.
581  Published in The Oregonian.
610  American Federation of Labor--1950-1960.
610  Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)--1950-1960.
650  Labor unions--1950-1960.
650  Courtship--1950-1960.

655  Editorial cartoons--1950-1960.
655  Drawings--American--1950-1960.

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Example 9. Group containing several types of photographs (fictitious collection).

245  Portraits of Native Americans from Plains tribes [graphic].
260  c1882-c1949.
300  78 photographs : gelatin silver or albumen ; 20 x 28 cm. or smaller.
500  Includes several cabinet photographs, several images on postcard stock,
     and several formatted for stereograph mounts.
655  Photographic postcards.
655  Portrait photographs.
655  Group portraits.
655  Albumen prints.
655  Gelatin silver prints.
655  Cabinet photographs.
655  Stereographs.

Example 10. Stereograph: the object term is also the subject.

110  Keystone View Company.
245  Still there's no place like home [graphic].
260  Meadville, Pa. : Keystone View Company, manufacturers, publishers, c1915.
300  1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
520  Photograph shows family relaxing indoors by viewing stereographs.
650  Families.
650  Entertainment.
650  Stereographs.
655  Stereographs.
655  Photographic prints.

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Example 11. Born digital photograph and print.

100  Kadow, Gary, photographer.
245  [Volunteers preparing food and other supplies for rescue workers after the 
     September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, New York City] [graphic].
260  2001 Sept. 15.
300  1 photograph : digital, JPEG file, color.
300  1 photograph (digital print) : inkjet, color.
500  Digital camera photo is available online and printed from this original digital file 
     on Kodak inkjet paper.
655  Digital photographs--Color--2000-2010.
655  Inkjet prints--Color--2000-2010.

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Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II (TGM): An Introduction

Prints & Photographs: Ask a Librarian

VII. Examples

Example 1. Single print.

Example 2. Group of photographs.

Example 3. Pictorial album cataloged as a book: shows MARC coding with subfields.

Example 4. Group of slides: physical description.

Example 5. Mixed media: physical description and note.

Example 6. Reproduction (fictitious item).

Example 7. Extensive collection including negatives: title and physical description.

Example 8. Cartoon drawing for a newspaper.

Example 9. Group containing several types of photographs (fictitious collection).

Example 10. Stereograph: the object term is also the subject.

Example 11. Born digital photograph and print.