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The scanner has arrived

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:14 +0000

The glass plate scanner has now arrived. Though officially known as a Kodak IQ3 Smart XY axis transparency scanner, I t

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:12 +0000

As discussed in last week's post we have recently made important decisions on the Holtermann Collection digitisatio

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:12 +0000

It's been a productive last few weeks on the project.

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:12 +0000

Digitisation Officer appointed I am pleased to introduce our new Digitisation Officer, Lauren O'Brien. Her main f

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:12 +0000

The preservation and rehousing of over 3500 glass plate negatives in the Holtermann collection is now underway.

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:11 +0000

I just came across this Youtube video submitted by modern day exponent of the collodion process, Quinn Jacobson (https

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:11 +0000

The Holtermann Collection Digitisation Project is focused mainly on the original glass plate negatives taken by the Amer

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:11 +0000

Martin Polkinghorne of Collection Preservation and Storage recently travelled to Hill End, Mudgee and Gulgong for a shor

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:10 +0000

The gold rush was a time of opportunism when people came from far and wide to stake their claim.

Visitor — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:50:10 +0000

Since we began digitising the Holtermann negatives to our new standard we have been able to view previously unclear deta