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HistoricalFilms

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Historian and Writer for the National Archives' Unwritten Record Blog. http://t.co/mubzlRBFUc All views expressed are my own.

Joined February 2014
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UMD Archives@UMDArchives26 Sep 2016
A UMD alumnus pioneered the idea of televised presidential debates dbknews.com/2016/09/26/fred-…
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These female art students trained to serve in the #camouflage department of @USNavy bit.ly/2a8EsjF #WWI
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Learn about Vinegar Syndrome and how the lab preserved the POW interview with John McCain unwritten-record.blogs.archi…
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Newly Re-discovered photographs from Dachau Concentration Camp. Read the full story here unwritten-record.blogs.archi…
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Film Preservation 101: Why are old films sometimes pink? unwritten-record.blogs.archi…
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A look back at 60 years of tracking #Santa! 1.usa.gov/1TfHKwD @noradsanta
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Beautiful colored lantern slides from 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition: 1.usa.gov/1OIBUSY
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Restoring the first color footage of @YellowstoneNPS on Kodacolor film, 1930: unwritten-record.blogs.archi…

Kodacolor Decoded: Early Color Footage of Yellowstone National Park

This post was written by Criss Kovac. Criss is the supervisor of the National Archives Motion Picture Preservation Lab.  So, what would you do if you found what just may be the first color moving i…

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The rush of Cubans to the United States in 1980 was known as the Mariel Boatlift: 1.usa.gov/1KZqSc2 #refugees
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fascinating article about salvaging old films #archives #film #History unwritten-record.blogs.archi…
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Michael Bott@MichaelBott21 Aug 2015
Canadian Photographer Captures #PolarBears Playing In Flower Fields buff.ly/1LmUJcY
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very cool! thanks for sharing! teapawt.net/HelenExeter/status/633…
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Libraries seem old, but they're making themselves new. Here's how theatln.tc/1TQypKA
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interesting article about audio archives hyperallergic.com/230046/the…
The World's Largest Wildlife Sound Archive and the Urgency of Preserving Noise

The World's Largest Wildlife Sound Archive and the Urgency of Preserving Noise

Digital archives are essential for sharing information and encouraging its preservation, especially for sound.

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Today, 1939: "The Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Camera: ow.ly/QWEGr
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Reporters run in #WhiteHouse after announcement of Japan's surrender bit.ly/1N858fC @Newseum @TrumanLibrary
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Photographs and sound recordings from #Hiroshima #HiroshimaNagasaki70 unwritten-record.blogs.archi…
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Awesome new photos from the #NASA Space Shuttle Program. #photography #history #Space unwritten-record.blogs.archi…
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John Huston's 200th Birthday Present to America! Watch here: unwritten-record.blogs.archi…
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Re-Establishing Diplomatic Relations with Cuba (Historic Photos) unwritten-record.blogs.archi… #Cuba #History
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