- Not just full of hot air; this past Tuesday marked the anniversary of the launching of hot air balloons on the National Mall by balloonist Thaddeus S. C. Lowe in an effort prove the effectiveness of hot air balloon reconnaissance for the North during the Civil War. [via Smithsonian Collections Blog]
- The physicality of worn and withdrawn library books serves as subject matter for photographer Kerry Mansfield. [via Lens blog, The New York Times]
- In a different exploration of the physicality of books is Rebound: Dissections and Excavations in Book Art at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. [via Colossal]
- A mystery no more, scientists figure out how rocks sail across the desert in Death Valley. [via Smithsonian Magazine]
- If not for now, print your digital photos so that future generations can enjoy all the memories that filled up your life. Those images you have on external hard drives may find their way into the trash and access to images stored in the cloud may be difficult 40 to 50 years from now. [via PetaPixel]
- What the people want . . . answers to some questions about digital photos. [via The Signal: Digital Preservation, LOC]
- Claude Friese-Greene's film, The Open Road from 1926 is a example of the Biocolour film process that was forgotten until the British Film Institute restored the film and it was shown on BBC television in 2007. [via PetaPixel]
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