Link Love: 1/18/2013
- Planning on coming to the National Mall for President Barack Obama's Inauguration? See the Smithsonian's guide for more information about what to expect and what to do at the Smithsonian while you're there.
- Speaking of the Presidential Inauguration, the Archives own Courtney Bellizzi shares about a "feather" raising experience an attendee had at an inaugural ball at the National Museum of American History for President Richard Nixon. [via Smithsonian Collections Blog]
- A photo of fire and matches . . . photographer, Stanislav Aristov's match series was created by bending and molding the matches that were then lit. [via PetaPixel]
- USA Today takes a look at Research Associate, Marcel LaFollette's recent publication, Science on American Television: A History, which focuses on her research, much of which was conducted at the Archives.
- What does it take to fix a damaged book? The Smithsonian Libraries gives the rundown of some of the steps it took to conserve a rare first edition of the first Bauhaus exhibition catalog: Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar, 1919-1923. [via SIL Blog]
- The Library of Congress reviews the top 10 digital preservation developments of 2012. [via The Signal: Digital Preservation, LOC]
- A wonderful new resource is now available, the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has over 150,000 digitized recordings from over 9,000 species of animals accessible online. [via InfoDocket]
- In 2009, Kodak announced that it would stop production of its much loved Kodachrome film. Photographer Steve McCurry asked for the final roll of film to come off of the production line and then took 6 weeks to take the last 36 frames to be shot on that film. [via PetaPixel]
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While is see the historical value in digital preservation, I worry that developments like the internet archive will ultimately compromise our safety online. It's hard enough to practice safe internet use on a day-to-day basis, but when hackers or stalkers can look back at everything you've ever done on the internet (especially 20 years ago when you didn't realize there were any consequences for it), I start to think that digital preservation isn't such a good idea.
Maybe personally identifiable information should be sequestered for 20 or 30 years until it can do no harm to the relevant individuals?
Stanislav Aristov’s is truly an amazing photographer. His creativity is way off the roof. I just can't stop wondering how he did it.
6 weeks to take 36 photos with the last roll of film... Wow, I mean, how much love and attention you must put in to take so many delicate moments?
I wonder how many matches (and fingers) were burned in the making of these photos
Shooting the last roll of Kodachrome...what an immense responsibility. I found the complete 36 frame set at http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/02/last-kodachrome-slide-show-201102#slide=1
Amazing work!
Having introduced myself to the film process after several years of working digitally, I admire the respect given to the last production run of Kodak's venerable slide film. Wish there were a close approximation available in 110/220!
Thanks for posting the link to the rest of frames - an interesting roll, for sure.
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