In 1992, the Libraryacquired its 100 millionth item. The collections now includeapproximately fifteen million books, thirty-nine million manuscripts,thirteen million photographs, four million maps, more thanthree-and-a-half million pieces of music, and more than half a millionmotion pictures. The Library's collection of more than 5,600 incunabula(books printed before 1500) is the largest in the Western Hemisphere andits collections of maps, atlases, newspapers, music, motion pictures,photographs, and microformsare probably the largest in the world. In addition, the Library holdsnewspapers, prints, posters, drawings, talking books, technical reports,videotapes and disks, computer programs, and other audio, visual, andprint materials.
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