Historic Garden Films
At a screening for staff today, ICFA will be presenting a series of rare garden films, taken on the Dumbarton Oaks grounds in the 1930′s and 40′s. First, our Archives Specialist, Rona Razon, will...
View Article“Non-textual materials”
Written by: Jessica Cebra, ICFA Intern Photographic negatives present many unique challenges to arranging an archival collection of photographic materials. A photograph is an inherently problematic...
View ArticleWho is Charles Felix Marie Texier?
Written by Jessica Cebra, ICFA Departmental Assistant Yeşil Mosque in Bursa, Turkey, in Texier’s “Asie Mineur,” from the Rare Book Collection. Before I begin reorganizing the contents of our cold...
View ArticleDelivery!
ICFA’s new freezers for cold storage arrive from Sears! Freezer No. 1 On Wednesday, we said goodbye to two of our cold storage freezers and welcomed two brand new ones. The old, outdated freezers (from...
View ArticleSize and Scale
Written by Jessica Cebra, ICFA Departmental Assistant Measuring tools are essential to archaeological surveys, excavations, and other kinds of fieldwork. Measurements not only lend themselves to the...
View ArticlePreserving Visual History
Written by Jessica Cebra, ICFA Departmental Assistant Boxes of negatives awaiting proper labeling and wrapping… The progression of the cold storage project has reached a special milestone. After many...
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