Various (and copious!) repairs with tape.
From The Flora of British India, v. 2 by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1879). [Here]
July 14, 2010 at 11:07am
Inside the Vaults - The Declaration of Independence (via usnationalarchives)
July 9, 2010 at 1:59am
The Library of Congress Unlocks The Ultimate Archive System →
The Library of Congress is working to preserve film for hundreds, even thousands of years. Seriously. In this article from Creative COW Magazine, Ken Weissman, Supervisor of the Library’s Film Preservation Laboratory, tells the steps they’re taking toward the ultimate archive system, starting with the restoration of films first printed on paper instead of film!
June 14, 2010 at 1:12pm
Digitizing the past and present at the Library of Congress - Boing Boing →
The Library of Congress has nearly 150 million items in its collection, including at least 21 million books, 5 million maps, 12.5 million photos and 100,000 posters. The largest library in the world, it pioneers both preservation of the oldest artifacts and digitization of the most recent—so that all of it remains available to future generations.
1:06pm
Kodak donates Colorama collection to photo museum →
In this photo provided by George Eastman House, this undated photo shows A Colorama on view at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Eastman Kodak Co. is turning over its archive of panoramic Colorama images to a photography museum in upstate New York where its founder lived. The George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film said Friday, June 11, 201, it will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Kodak Colorama by staging a four-month exhibition that opens June 19. The exhibition of three dozen Coloramas will then embark on an international tour. (AP Photo/George Eastman House) NO SALES
March 24, 2010 at 5:43pm
Emory University Saves Rushdie’s Digital Data - NYTimes.com →
How did I miss this last week? Oh yeah, I was on vacation. 
