`handbag_data/us_government_bigquery/library_of_congress_research.json`

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{
  "institution": "Library of Congress",
  "url": "https://www.loc.gov/collections/",
  "api_documentation": "https://www.loc.gov/apis/",
  "collection_size": "170+ million items",
  "relevant_collections": [
    {
      "name": "American Fashion Archives",
      "url": "https://www.loc.gov/collections/american-fashion/",
      "handbag_potential": "High - fashion history"
    },
    {
      "name": "Printed Ephemera Collection",
      "url": "https://www.loc.gov/collections/printed-ephemera/",
      "handbag_potential": "Medium - vintage advertisements"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magazine and Journal Collections",
      "url": "https://www.loc.gov/collections/magazine-and-journal-collections/",
      "handbag_potential": "High - fashion magazines"
    },
    {
      "name": "Business Americana",
      "url": "https://www.loc.gov/collections/business-americana/",
      "handbag_potential": "Medium - retail catalogs"
    }
  ],
  "search_strategy": [
    "1. Use JSON API: https://www.loc.gov/collections/?fo=json",
    "2. Search terms: handbag, purse, bag, leather goods",
    "3. Filter by: photographs, prints, manuscripts",
    "4. Focus on: 1900-1970 fashion materials"
  ],
  "access_method": "Open API, no key required",
  "notes": [
    "LoC has extensive fashion catalog and magazine collections",
    "Historical handbag advertisements and fashion plates",
    "Designer catalogs from major American and European brands",
    "Requires custom scraping for image extraction"
  ]
}