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Document Imaging
The shutter is triggered by foot pedals, freeing the technician's hands for two-handed positioning of documents and books
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Imaging Equipment
Imaging equipment includes a camera, lighting, and a computer as well as a heavy-duty copy stand to dampen any vibrations that would affect image sharpness
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Separating Documents
Given their vulnerability to water, many photographs attached to school records fared poorly in the flood
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Distorted Book in Need of Flattening
To correct distortion, crumpled archival documents and book leaves were flattened, either dry under weight or with minimal moisture, to achieve a flat plane for imaging. Any items that could withstand being flattened under glass during photography were not flattened in the conservation lab
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Damaged Photograph
Given their vulnerability to water, many photographs attached to school records fared poorly in the flood
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Damaged Book
Books posed treatment challenges given the condition of text pages and the wide variety of binding structures present in the collection
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Book Cleaning Process
Working in a fume hood, materials selected for digitization were thoroughly cleaned using a HEPA-filtered vacuum and small brushes
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Water-Damaged Records Example
Water-damaged archival records were often distorted and required careful handling to permit assessment and further treatment
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Mukharabat Buildings
Date: 2003
Mukharabat Buildings in early May 2003. Photo courtesy of Harold Rhode
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Frozen parchment fragments - still frozen- are placed in a freezer until they can be dried individually
Date: 2003
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IJA collection arrives at the National Archives in College Park, MD in fall 2003
Date: 2003
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The National Archives staff examines items in the frozen collection upon arrival in the US
Date: 2003
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The frozen IJA collection arrived in Texas for drying late August 2003
Date: August 2003
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NARA preservation staff and Reserve army major who maintained the frozen collection - in front of the freezer truck
Date: 2003
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