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Copyright Conundrum
Intro The historical image I chose is The Orchestra at the Opera, painted by Edgar Degas circa 1870 in France. It is historically significant because he was the only impressionist to bridge the gap between traditional academic art and the radical movements in the early 20th century. Is this piece in the public domain are…
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Source Safari
The digital project “Her Hat Was in the Ring,” created by the company ‘History It,’ is an integral part of a broader initiative dedicated to preserving history and making it easily accessible to the public. This specific component of the project focuses on women politicians, aiming to document and highlight the contributions of women who…
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Remixing History: My Green Book Archive
I chose to use a green centered color palette for this archive because I felt that it matched the aesthetic of the physical book. It contributes to the storytelling aspect because its being a matching color to the actual book can help it to act as an extension of the book but its lighter colored…
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Digital History in the News
For this assignment, I’ve chosen an article titled “The Archivists Battling to Save the Internet”, which focuses on digital archives. It highlights the efforts of digital archivists to preserve the vast and ever-changing content of the internet. The article primarily discusses the challenges they face, such as the sheer volume of data, the dynamic nature…
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History In the Wild – Arlington National Cemetery
The Arlington National Cemetery is a landmark that many of my neighbors pass almost on a daily basis. It is The largest burial ground in America, and it is home to the graves of President John F Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and dozens of other memorials and monuments. It became a national cemetery…