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Wild_Loose_Comma t1_iuigoed wrote
Reply to Are there bags for preserving older science fiction books, specifically an almost complete Analog collection? by Vrothgarr
Here is a link](https://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/books.html) to some basic book preservation best-practices just as a refresher. One of the really cool things about archivists and preservation specialists is that they want spread best
Charlesinrichmond t1_iwqnsic wrote
library of Virginia, and HABS building survey https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/
kipfoot t1_iwr7qzv wrote
photograph clipped to the old tax record Also, look at the [sanborn Fire insurance maps](https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3884rm.09064003/?sp=1). This may give you a sense of what was around at the time of construction
millionthan t1_iyb7evt wrote
Reply to comment by basically73 in Chaple & state street area 1947 by twoshovels
thinking: weren’t the train tracks there then? But found this much older [sanborn map](https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3784nm.g3784nm_g01151188601/?sp=10) showing much more density than we know today
Correct-Cricket3355 OP t1_iye0dzw wrote
Reply to comment by Flatbush_Zombie in The Destruction of the Royal Statue in New York - July 9, 1776 by Correct-Cricket3355
That’s pretty cool. I have another print of the [English Troops Landing in New York](https://www.loc.gov/item/2004670214/)
1859 OP t1_iyiznxz wrote
Reply to comment by soolkyut in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
already more than 45,000 miles, according to this blurb from [the Library Of Congress website](https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/rise-of-industrial-america-1876-1900/railroads-in-late-19th-century/). The [wiki article for rail transportation in the US](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States#Rail_gauge_selection) puts
gturk1 t1_j5c9i55 wrote
Here is the same visualization that includes the next census: [https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701gm.gct00010/?sp=21&st=image](https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701gm.gct00010/?sp=21&st=image) It is interesting to compare choice made between the two visualizations
brew-ski t1_j5rpoin wrote
Reply to History - looking for this house that’s in my family book. Or any history on it since slim chances it’s still around. Tried numerous searches so I figured I would try Reddit. All suggestions welcome. by saturnmarsjupiter
then, so I doubt the pictured house is at that address. The [1886 Sanborn map](https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3784nm.g3784nm_g01151188601/?sp=14&r=-0.515,0.861,1.988,0.996,0) shows a very different (and smaller) building shape at 133 Wooster. I don't feel like doing
erics75218 t1_j5veghx wrote
Reply to comment by leonardo_demon in A punch in the face for all VR/AR companies by leonardo_demon
inside of little boxes where you mash your face against a "binocular" type of window thing? [https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictures-and-sound-recordings/articles-and-essays/history-of-edison-motion-pictures/origins-of-motion-pictures/](https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictures-and-sound-recordings/articles-and-essays/history-of-edison-motion-pictures/origins-of-motion-pictures/) Then they invented the technology to make the image SO BIG, everyone who COULD
BrockManstrong t1_j5wsva5 wrote
Reply to comment by wostil-poced1649 in First Navajo woman becomes Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council by AudibleNod
reservations: https://www.bia.gov/faqs/do-laws-apply-non-indians-also-apply-indians A summation of American history with regards to removing the indigenous population: https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/native-american/removing-native-americans-from-their-land/ A US Government Accountability Office report on how the US is currently failing the people
throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j6y6dc6 wrote
Reply to comment by iknowyouright in NYPD Sweeps Migrants from Manhattan Hotel Following Days of Protest by drpvn
view. Your take is so historically illiterate that it’s genuinely sad. Please read a book. https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/colonial-settlement-1600-1763/
elmonoenano t1_j7dhjac wrote
Reply to comment by talltatanka in Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator
find them on the Library of Congress's oral history project too. https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection/
APS-Membership t1_j7l7nqn wrote
libraries.psu.edu/about/collections/penn-state-university-park-campus-history-collection/penn-state-illustrated-15) (regular service until 1945, special service after) [Library of Congress map of PA railroads.](https://www.loc.gov/item/98688554/) [Place to complain about what was stolen from us.](https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckcars)
Full_Whereas_2694 t1_jd5434k wrote
There are some great WPA photographs taken on Vermont farms in this time period. https://www.loc.gov/collections/fsa-owi-black-and-white-negatives/about-this-collection/
Technical-Role-4346 t1_jdtct4o wrote
Reply to Let's Talk Map Sellers by OurWhoresAreClean
domain digital copies that you can download and have printed? Try these sites: [https://digitalmaine.com/](https://digitalmaine.com/) [https://www.loc.gov/](https://www.loc.gov/) [https://www.mainegenealogy.net/place\_search.asp](https://www.mainegenealogy.net/place_search.asp)
petrified_eel4615 t1_je1wb7m wrote
Reply to Maine Central Railroad Maps by amdtrains
couple of places: [https://bostonmaine.squarespace.com/mecvalplans](https://bostonmaine.squarespace.com/mecvalplans) Maine Central Valuation Plans [https://digitalmaine.com/archives/](https://digitalmaine.com/archives/) Maine State Archives [https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/](https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/) Library of Congress ​ Another place to look is to search for Sanborn Maps
wheelies-n-wieners t1_jefjapz wrote
Reply to What’s your go to hot dog spot? by trees_bees_knees
Congress collection about the Texas Wiener and it’s history along the Passaic river area. https://www.loc.gov/collections/working-in-paterson/articles-and-essays/patersons-hot-texas-wiener-tradition/a-brief-history-of-the-hot-texas-wiener/ Italian Hot Dog: Jimmy Buff’s invented it and is the most famous, but give me Tommy
DirectControlAssumed t1_iufqu7f wrote
Reply to comment by emfiliane in Google Chrome Is Already Preparing To Deprecate JPEG-XL by leo_sk5
exactly digital preservation, e.g it is [one of the preferred formats of Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/stillimg.html) (with TIFF, JPG and PNG) EDIT: [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chrome-Dropping-JPEG-XL-Reasons](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chrome-Dropping-JPEG-XL-Reasons) RIP JPEG XL, even your own creator hasn