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It is recommended that archives get a full aperture scan of a film to preserve it fully. (A full aperture scan is a full film scan including the sprockets.) If the archive does not have a scanner, do archives pay to scan film twice to get an aspect ratio scan and a full aperture scan? Reason being, the full aperture scan is not as sharp as an aspect ratio scan. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

I received an email from someone critiquing my archive for its lack of metadata. The discussion will give you some background on how my archive operates, its goals and how it compares to what a proper archive should look like, as proposed by Homer. I've also included an old, warped Kodachrome 4x5 from my archive that was probably shot in the late 1940's for your perusal to open things up. Here is the letter... --------------------------------------------------- Hi Daniel, I wanted to say that the collections across your sites are fairly impressive and I'm sure that they hold significant historical and cultural value. However, as most of them appear to be missing essential information that would draw interest from the right people and institutions, may I suggest that every single image, video, audio etc. comes with the expected meta data? Put differently, one needs to stop thinking in terms of "interesting old stuff" and start thinking in terms of archival evidence, and become very methodical about the approach. The metadata should answer five questions at the very least, in order to be genuinely useful: Who made it? What is it? When and where was it made? How did it get here / in your possession? What exactly has been digitised, altered, preserved, or lost? Does the original artefact still exists, and who has it now? In more practical terms, a serious record should include the following. The aim is not to write an academic essay for every object. The aim is to give each item enough context for archivists, historians, curators, researchers, and institutions to understand what it is, where it came from, whether it can be used safely, and why it matters. 1. Basic identification Unique item or collection ID Title or short descriptive name Item type: photograph, film, audio, letter, poster, document, etc. Collection name Related items, if any 2. What it shows or contains * Short description * People, places, organisations, or events shown or mentioned * Date or estimated date * Location, if known * Language, if relevant * Any inscriptions, labels, captions, handwriting, stamps, or notes 3. Where it came from * Original source: film, print, negative, tape, letter, scan, etc. * How it was acquired: garage sale, estate sale, donation, auction, found collection, etc. * Acquisition date * Acquisition location * Previous owner or seller, if known * Any uncertainty about provenance 4. Rights and permissions * Copyright status, if known * Rights holder, if known * Whether it may be public domain * Whether copyright is uncertain * Any privacy, donor, cultural, or ethical restrictions * Credit line required for use Important: old does not automatically mean public domain. If rights are uncertain, say so clearly. 5. Physical object details * Original format: 35mm film, photographic print, negative, cassette, reel, typed letter, handwritten letter, etc. * Size or duration * Colour or black and white * Condition: damaged, faded, scratched, torn, mouldy, incomplete, etc. * Whether the original still exists * Where the original is stored 6. Digital file details * File format: TIFF, JPEG, WAV, MP3, MP4, PDF, etc. * File size * Pixel dimensions, scan resolution, audio quality, video resolution, or duration * Date digitised * Equipment or method used, if known * Whether the file is an original scan, edited version, restored version, or access copy 7. Why it matters * Short note on historical, cultural, artistic, social, or research value * Why this item or collection may be useful * Relevant themes or subjects * Links to related people, places, events, collections, or publications. I appreciate that achieving this level of curation, cataloguing, and archival description is a gargantuan amount of work. In practice, not every object can be documented perfectly from day one, and some metadata will always be incomplete, uncertain, or provisional. That is normal. The point is not to produce museum-grade records overnight, but to apply a methodical approach that makes the material safer, more discoverable, more useful, and more credible over time, that someone else (or an institution) can take over without spending tends of years to try to identify what all of that is and means. As yourself, most people and institutions are underfunded and short staffed and simply don't have the capacity to investigate such materials despite the potentially strong interest. Even a basic structured record is better than a loose upload with no context. At minimum, each item or collection should have enough information to explain what it is, where it came from, what is known or unknown about its creator, what rights status is attached to it, what physical or digital format it exists in, and how it was digitised. Uncertainty is acceptable; silence is the problem. A record that says “creator unknown”, “date approximate”, “copyright undetermined”, or “provenance based on garage-sale acquisition, unverified” is still far more useful than no record at all. A better approach would be phased and systematic rather than perfect from the outset. Start with a minimum viable metadata standard for every item or collection: identifier, title, format, date or date range, creator if known, place if known, source/acquisition details, rights status, short description, digitisation details, and condition notes. Then improve records gradually by adding controlled subjects, transcriptions, related people, related places, technical metadata, provenance notes, and links to related materials. The essential shift is this: the upload itself is not the preservation work. The preservation work is the combination of the object, its metadata, its provenance, its rights assessment, its technical integrity, and its historical context. Without that structure, the material may be online, but it is not truly curated, not truly archival, and not fully usable. Best of luck, Homer --------------------------------------------------------- Here is my reply... Hello Homer, Nice to hear from you! Thanks for taking the time to outline your suggestions. I seldom, if ever get such thoughtful letters nowadays. I get a lot of emails from younger people. Goddamn, they can hardly write a coherent sentence or two, Homer. You must be a professional archivist, or you are one heck of an anal citizen archivist! (Anal as in an analysis oriented person.) I can't argue against adopting any of your suggestions. Unfortunately, I am a 1 man show and an old man at that. Health is poor and not much time or energy left to do it all. Consequently, I prefer to get the most bang for my buck and document as much of the material I can and let others do what investigative / text work / metadata work they would like to do. I'm not a professional archive, museum or special collections library. Even so, there are benefits as well as shortcomings when you are a 1 man show, Homer. My archive can be very fast acting when it comes to acquisitions and making decisions. For example, I've dealt with a lot of museums over the years. Museum acquisitions usually follow this hierarchy. The curator proposes the acquisition to the head curator. The head curator proposes the acquisition to the deputy director. The deputy director proposes the acquisition to the director. The director proposes the acquisition to the acquisition committee. The acquisition committee votes to approve or not approve the acquisition. Now, every museum is different, but this is a common example of the acquisition process. It may take 6 months to a year for the acquisition decision to be made. And I'm talking about donations to the permanent collection, it does not have to be a purchase. From what I gather, but I'm not sure, this is the reason most museum curators are women. Women have a lot of patience to deal with all that acquisition process bullshit. I couldn't deal with it, Homer. For my archive, I can acquire things in 10 seconds. Even though non-professional I maintain a very large and diverse archive that prides itself in putting hi-res open content material online. I modeled my archive after the 'old' Getty Open Content archive. The 'new' Getty has gone to hell. The diversity and scope of my archive has nothing to do with the popular politics of the day aka wokeness. It has to do with the fact that I have a huge number of interests and have no prejudice in collecting. But, I will admit my fast moving, 1 man archive cannot compete with professional archives when it comes to metadata and text. Here is Google on the subject: Professional archives and special collections often employ staff dedicated solely to organizing, structuring, and managing data about collections. The specific title for this role depends on the institution, but these professionals most commonly hold the following titles: Metadata Archivist: The most direct title; these professionals specialize in applying standardized metadata schemas to both digital and physical records so they are easily discoverable. Digital Archivist / Digital Asset Manager: In archives with heavy digitization programs or "born-digital" records, this role focuses on the long-term preservation and structured metadata of digital files. Metadata Librarian: Frequently used in academic or research library settings, these individuals bridge the gap between traditional library catalogs and archival finding aids. Archival Metadata Specialist: Often seen in large, grant-funded projects or specialized societies, this title highlights expertise in the transcription and cataloging of specific historical collections. Depending on your professional background, would you like to explore archival degree programs, look at typical salary expectations, or learn about specific metadata standards (like Dublin Core or EAD) used in the field? A while back a person wrote to me to complain that I didn't offer PDFs of certain material. I gave him hi-res JPEGs. Isn't that better than giving him a shitty low-res PDF like some archives offer, Homer? From what I offer, many things are possible. He could make his own PDF in any res he chose to, as well as individual JPEGs to use as he liked. I can either spend my time making PDFs and writing text or in acquiring and digitizing archival material and putting it out there. Homer, in the big picture I don't know much about most of what I archive. I don't do this as a job; I'm not a professional archivist. I do it as a volunteer archivist also known as a citizen archivist, as the Internet Archive terms such people. I do this work out of a love for preservation of history; but mostly I do it from my own curiosity about certain subjects. I just acquire what interests me and archive it for the historical record as an offshoot to my own visual education. I don't know the backstory or provenance of much of the material I deal with. Most of it boils down to...'acquired from a picker on eBay' or 'picked up at a yard sale' or 'found in the trash,' type of thing. I do spend a lot of time making sure most of the material is digitized in decent quality. Something that is lacking in many professional archives I see when it comes to what they offer to the general public. So, I would hope that my image quality would make up for my lack of text / metadata. The other option that you suggest would be to document only a very small fraction of what I do and spend my time writing and filling out forms and checklists. The result of that would be to let the majority of the material I deal with end up in the landfill of material lost to history. My personal nature is not much for text, Homer. I'm a visual sort of person. I used to be a street and social documentary photographer. So, I spend time on visuals and not on text. I put my effort into the quality of digitization, that is allowed within my limited financial and time budget as well as some audio work. But none of my work is of the highest quality, due to a lack of finances for highest quality digitization. And not much effort is spent on text due to lack of time, lack of interest in text and poor health. Homer, my archive operates under the auspices of...something is better than nothing. And let me just touch on the health issues I mentioned to you above, Homer. If I sit too long, sciatica acts up and my leg gets shooting pain radiating down the leg and it goes numb. Then the leg aches and keeps me up all night and has sharp shooting nerve pain while I walk in the daytime. If I stand in one place too long my gouty toe bothers me and my ankle and knees start to act up. Since I can't afford electric worktables of adjustable heights my back and neck act up. I get wrist, elbow and shoulder pain from the computer mouse. Eyes are also an issue with the computer screen, and on and one. Homer, when you are old, daily life is very different from when you are young. Consequently, you get less done and it takes longer to do it. Here is the general rule for this topic we are discussing, Homer. "Don't give more of what you freely want to give, even if you will get no thanks. Expectations, such as thanks, are pre-planned resentments." 12 -Step Program I'll be honest with you Homer. If I had to fill out your checklist form of metadata requirements, I'd give up archival work completely. I'd have to be paid to do that type of drudgery work. And it would not be a field I'd want to work in anyway, even if I was paid. I only work in areas that interest me, not wanting to work with material that I have no interest in. That allows me to give freely of what I can and want to give, but I can't give much else beyond that. Thanks again for your excellent suggestions! Sincerely, Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Outlook Spam Filter : http://www.outlook-spam-filter.com : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive And even if you got no pride. Do it for the historical record. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

LoC I'm not much of a reader. I like looking at photos, movies and hearing some audio. That is how I learn. That is a big reason I got into archival preservation...I learn from seeing history, not reading about it. But sometimes I am forced to dig into the text to get a better picture of things. For years I've collected material on traditional May Day celebrations usually held at girl's schools and colleges as part of the Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection. From what I gathered, traditional May Day celebrations had died out. So, I researched it a little to see if it still had some life. Here is something from James Madison University on why schools quit May Day celebrations. Apparently, May Day is not 100% dead. I asked Google about it on 5.1.2026. Simmons University still holds its annual May Day celebration, which is the institution's longest-running tradition dating back to 1912. It is a cherished event typically organized by the sophomore class to honor the graduating seniors, featuring activities like flower crown making, strawberry-themed brunch, and the traditional maypole dance. Key details about the continuing tradition include: The Celebration: It is a celebration of spring that serves to foster community, often involving a 6 a.m. serenade of seniors by sophomores. Modern Aspects: While historic, the event has adapted to modern times and sometimes aligns with student themes, including sustainability and, as reported in 2023, a continued spirit of inclusivity. Active Tradition: As of 2023, the university has continued to celebrate the "sacred" tradition, with students engaging in research and reflection on its history and ongoing evolution. The event serves to strengthen community ties and provides a moment of celebration before the end of the academic year. May Day celebration Bryn Mawr 5.1.1942 DDTJRAC Bryn Mawr College and Simmons University are among the few institutions that still hold traditional May Day celebrations. Bryn Mawr College hosts a renowned, day-long event featuring Maypole dancing, a hoop race, and a feminist May Hole dance. Simmons University continues its long-running, 1912-initiated tradition to welcome spring. Other institutions have adapted the tradition: Wilson College: Continues to hold a "May Day" weekend, though it was renamed to "Spring Fling" in 1996 and includes traditional maypole dancing. Converse University: Hosts a "May Day Weekend" for families and friends featuring community awards and celebrations. These events typically feature the crowning of a May Queen, Maypole dancing, and a gathering of students, alumnae, and faculty. Here is a short video from the Simmons University May Day celebration on 5.5.2011. It has been modernized but gives you a taste of the old school maypole dance. The maypole dancers used to alternate over and under each other to make a braided pattern on the maypole. Simmons University May Day Celebration 5.5.2011 D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive AI People who participate in the traditional folk dance around a maypole, usually on May Day (May 1), are called maypole dancers. They perform a ceremonial dance by holding ribbons attached to the top of the pole, weaving them into intricate, colorful patterns as they move around it, often to celebrate springtime and fertility. Key Details About Maypole Dancers: The Action: Dancers move in opposite directions, weaving ribbons, and then reverse their steps to unwrap them. Tradition: While rooted in ancient European pagan fertility rituals, this dance is now a common tradition in schools, community festivals, and on village greens, particularly in England, Germany, and the U.S.. Costume & Music: Traditionally, dancers often wear bright, festive, or traditional folk costumes, and the dance is often accompanied by music or song. Here is a film that is more old school on May Day from 1959. Very rare to find these. This is a VHS telecine of a 16mm film. May Day Celebration at Mount de Chantal 1959 16mm to VHS Telecine D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Within the Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive I have about 300 feet of 16mm film from around 1938 of a May Day celebration at a college. I need to get it scanned aka I need to buy a cine' film scanner to scan it. Why don't I just pay to have it scanned? Because I have 3-4 million feet of film within the collection. Here is some more history of May Day celebrations for those interested in it. While May Day celebrations are not 100% dead, I guess one could sum it up as they are 'almost' dead. May Day PDF History Master Collection D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive ...side note All these PDF's were made while I looked into this subject. It is very easy to create PDF's on the fly when you do your research. Just hit print or highlight and print...to PDF. The point is, when you are out and about and see something interesting, PDF it and upload to the Internet Archive to add to the historical record. RPPC - DDTJRAC Well, that is it for May Day 2026! <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Green Giant store-bought red potato vs. home grown farmers' market potato. Both stored in the root cellar for 6 months. Food photos: D.D.Teoli Jr. I got my start in root cellaring from potatoes. Years ago, I discovered that they treated store bought potatoes not to sprout. They may do this from radiation or chemicals. The store-bought potatoes also tasted different than homegrown potatoes. I could only get homegrown potatoes from summer farmers' markets. So, I tried saving some of the homegrown potatoes in the winter. Now, I don't have a traditional root cellar dug into the ground. I don't have any extra room in the ground to dig it. I got a spot in the garage that gets cold, so I use it. It works pretty good as long as it is cold outside. Temperature varies from 38 degrees F to 56 degrees F in the winter. It only lacks the ability for humidity that is important for storing certain things. I'd go in and out of root cellaring over the years depending on what was happening in my life. Covid revived my interest in root cellaring. Back then I could not get out to shop regularly with all the covid mess. Another year I had hurt my plantar fascia doing some spade work. That took a year+ to heal up and that put a crimp on my regular shopping schedule. It is interesting seeing how food ages when stored in the root cellar. If you keep tomatoes long enough, they start to sprout little tomato plants from within. Beets start to grow in the root cellar. So do carrots. A yam from the root cellar. Squash stores the best. This is a squash stored in the root cellar for 1 year. It gets a little hollow inside after a year, but is still doable. Storing it that long is not my goal, I just get some stragglers I don't get to eating. Even though I do lots of cooking, I don't like cooking. It is one of those love / hate things. It comes under the auspices of...if you want something to eat, then you are going to have to cook something. Most of these people show in the photos are called rehabilitation borrowers. Being an archivist and interested in history I went back in time to see how the old timers did their root cellaring. I learned a lot of things about that era. I will tell you more about it at the end. All photos: LoC All the root cellars I saw use glass jars for canning. This gal must have had an actual canning machine. Can't ask her, she is dead now. That is why we preserve history. Root cellars were built above ground sometimes. If the water table was high or your land had shallow bedrock you built above ground. They would store fermented kraut or pickles in the crocks along with fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, milk / dairy, lard, canned goods and homemade wine in the cellar. Some people would also store smoked meats. Crock kraut and pickles is different than canned kraut or pickles. Canning with heat and vinegar kills any benefit from fermentation. This setup raised humidity in the cellar. A fan was used to blow air though wet material in the box. Cooperage was a big deal back then. They didn't have plastic, you either used glass, ceramic or wood barrels and crates to store things. Here is a film about the cooper. The Cooper's Craft Williamsburg 1967 VHS D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive This family lived in the cellar. The house burned down and all they had left was the cellar. Some people were very tight on space. Kids made toys out of all sorts of things. My dad said his family gave him an empty can to play with. Blacks were some heavy-duty canners! Some people stored meat in the cellar. Cold storage coops were formed where you could rent a cold storage locker. But that is a different post. This lady has some nice shelving. If you were poor, you stored it on the floor of the cellar. She had to go outside for food and water. (Maybe to poop as well...dunno.) He had to keep the root cellar entrance clean of snow for access and to keep water from melting snow from getting into the cellar. You would have to sort through the food to make sure you didn't have any rotted items that would spread through the food and ruin it. The long, straight squash are Banana squash. Very good cooked as chunks and sautéed in olive oil and garlic. In L.A. they are sold in slabs. Too big for most people to buy. I never knew why they were sold in slabs when growing up. Then I saw what they looked like once I saw some in the Rustbelt. But in the Rustbelt, they are sold as gourd decorations in the Fall. I know what they are, so I buy them for eating. Other than decorations sold at one store, you can't buy Banana squash here. Rehabilitation clients were visited by gov inspectors to make sure they abided by the lending agreement. A more modern-day cellar. Here is the scoop from AI on root cellaring from the late 1930's. A rehabilitation borrower in 1939 was a low-income or struggling farm family who received supervised, low-interest loans from the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to become self-sustaining during the Great Depression. These borrowers were often victims of foreclosure, drought, or falling prices, and they received not just funds for seeds, tools, and livestock, but also direct guidance on modern, efficient farming techniques to "rehabilitate" their financial position. Key aspects of a 1939 rehabilitation borrower included: Supervised Credit: Loans were provided based on careful planning with FSA agents to ensure the family could repay, while also covering necessities like food, clothing, and health. Purpose: The funds aimed to help farmers move away from dependence on relief and become self-supporting. Resettlement: Some borrowers were assisted in relocating to more productive land. Eligibility: These were farmers who had fallen behind due to the Depression and could not secure credit from standard, commercial banks. By 1939, this program was a core part of the New Deal's effort to stabilize the agricultural sector by providing a lifeline to, as some reports indicated, nearly 95,000 farm families for debt adjustments. Rehabilitation borrowers under the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and related federal programs in the late 1930s were strongly encouraged, and in some cases required, to construct root cellars as part of their efforts to become self-sufficient. Goal of Self-Sufficiency: The rehabilitation loans, which grew out of the Resettlement Administration and then the FSA (1937), were designed to help low-income farmers survive the Great Depression and Dust Bowl by promoting home food preservation. Alternative to Refrigeration: In 1939, when most farms lacked electricity for refrigeration, root cellars were vital for storing produce like potatoes, onions, and canned goods over the winter. Agency Guidance: FSA agents and Home Management supervisors, who closely monitored the borrowers' farm and home plans, provided technical advice and blueprints for constructing these "dugouts" or root cellars. Specific Contexts: Similar programs, such as those overseen by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), specifically provided loans and grants to enable borrowers to "construct or repair houses, barns, outbuildings and root cellars". These structures sometimes doubled as storm cellars or "fraidy holes" in regions prone to severe weather. Families who received grants or loans under the Farm Security Administration (FSA) rural rehabilitation program in the late 1930s, including around 1939, were generally expected to preserve eighty (80) quarts of canned food per person. Goal: This requirement was part of a broader effort to ensure food security for farm families, aiming for self-sufficiency to last through the winter months. Requirements: In addition to canning, these rehabilitation plans often required families to build specialized food storage to handle this volume. Scope: This was a significant part of the rehabilitation, aimed at moving families away from a limited diet (often described as "meat, meal, and molasses") to a more sustainable, self-sufficient, and healthy diet. Some broader recommendations during the era, particularly leading into the World War II period, ranged from 85 to 115 quarts of produce per person. Root cellars were often built above ground or partially embanked in 1939 to overcome high water tables, rocky soil, or shallow bedrock that made deep excavation difficult. These structures allowed for crucial, natural, and inexpensive food preservation, using thick walls, soil insulation, and ventilation to maintain cool, humid conditions for storing produce. Key Reasons for Above-Ground Construction: Environmental Constraints: In areas with high water tables, digging deep would result in flooding. Above-ground or "banked" cellars (built into a small slope) provided the necessary cold, humid environment without the risk of water damage. Soil Conditions: Where the bedrock was too close to the surface, digging down was impossible. Construction Ease & Efficiency: They were often easier to build than fully subterranean, allowing farmers to use local materials like rock, timber, and earth to insulate, ensuring temperatures stayed just above freezing to prevent produce from rotting or freezing. Accessibility & Function: Above-ground cellars were easy to access for storing heavy, bulky, or large quantities of produce, such as potatoes, turnips, and apples <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Explicit medical procedure. Standard Obstetrical Routine, Part 4 1937 D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Here is an example of a 10X sampler along with the whole film. 12X is better for a sampler in my opinion, but it is extra work to get 12X, so I just go with 10X. You can also make it by taking every 10th or 15th still from a collection of the film's JPEG or TIFF stills from the scan. If you are in the Rustbelt like me and not rich, you got shitty internet most likely. As such, I can't watch films online. So, I have to download the film, which takes time with my slow internet. All that just to find out that the film is not what I am interested in. This technique is especially helpful with home movies that have all sort of material in them or oddball films. As a bonus to you, you can put the small size sampler in the film's file so you can see what the film is about fast and easy. Now, if you run a film archive and only offer low-res garbage, then disregard what I am saying as your material is not what I'm after. What am I after? I am looking for interesting and historically important time capsule films to scan for my archive and to donate to the I.A. If I can't get that, then I will adopt other people's digital content they offer and use it for that purpose. And yes, I make sure the lineage of the source material is preserved best I can. I'm not out to beat anyone out of their content or sell it. Film archives...start using samplers! Just listen to what I say. It is very helpful for the film archivist. You do it for $...I have to pay to do it. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Generally speaking, I don't make PDFs of my material. I have no easy-to-use PDF software, nor do I have extra time to screw around making PDFs. Within the archive I generally offer hi-res JPEGs. People can make their own PDFs from my JPEGs if they like. But...I do make tons of PDFs on the fly and with no software, fuss or muss. I generally make these to document websites I visit instead of shooting screenshots of their website or to memorialize notable things I find online. But before you do all this, search to see if the site already has a PDF that they offer. Sometimes it may show up in a Google search, when it does not show up at the website. Here are 2 example PDFs I made a few minutes ago with the method below. Land Id® Farm & Ranch Map Examples D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive To make a PDF do the following. 1) Highlight the material. Right click, then left click on print. Save as PDF. Sometimes you have to point the cursor at the highlighted material, other times you have to point it at white space before clicking. 2) If that does not work, you just try right clicking on the page and hitting print. That later method is what I did here, as the highlight and print did not work. Sometimes neither method works well and you have to archive it via screenshots. I've written about screen recorders before. Look it up. Another possibility is to do a full-page screenshot with Windows. But that is my least favorite as it is low-res. When you are out and about and see something notable, spend a few seconds being a citizen archivist. Turn the material into a PDF and upload it to the Internet Archive to donate to the historical record. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

The spam had calmed down a notch over the last couple of years, but then it started to go up again. People must be more desperate or greedy. Or it could be the spam level is more than it was, and AI has fixed it some with better filters. Dunno. If I was rich, I'd like to hire investigators to go the distance with these spammers and robocallers. They would document the whole process of the scam. It would be very interesting. But I don't like to talk with people, so I never contact them, I just archive them. And even if I did, I have no time. Being short on time, I only archive the interesting spams now. This was how it was a few years ago. 501 SPAM emails received over a 1-week period : DDTJRAC : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive If someone puts a little time and effort into stealing, then I will archive it. But so much of the spam has nothing to it for creativity and effort. This one is part of a common themes in spam mails. They like to call you beloved one. They must have a country were beloved one is a common phrase to use. I am Waiting For Your Response, Aisha Al-qaddafi From: aishagaddafiiii26@gmail.com Fri, Aug 8 at 8:46 PM My Beloved One, Please bear with me. I am writing this letter to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. I am Aisha Muammar Gaddafi, the only daughter of the embattled president of Libya, Hon. Muammar Gaddafi. I know my mail might come to you as a surprise because you don’t know me, but due to the unsolicited nature of my situation here in Refugee camp Ouagadougou Burkina Faso i decided to contact you for help. I have passed through pains and sorrowful moments since the death of my father. At the same time, my family is the target of Western nations led by Nato who want to destroy my father at all costs. Our investments and bank accounts in several countries are their targets to freeze. My Father of blessed memory deposited the sum of $27.5M (Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in a Bank at Burkina Faso which he used my name as the next of kin. I have been commissioned by the (BCB) bank to present an interested foreign investor/partner who can stand as my trustee and receive the fund in his account for a possible investment in his country due to my refugee status here in Burkina Faso. I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for the transfer of the fund to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust but rather take me as your own sister or daughter. If this transaction interests you, you don't have to disclose it to anybody because of what is going on with my entire family, if the United nation happens to know this account, they will freeze it as they freeze others, so please keep this transaction only to yourself until we finalize it. Sorry for my pictures. I will enclose it in my next mail and more about me when I hear from you okay. Yours Sincerely Best Regard, Aisha Gaddafi Some of the spam are very threatening. I get robocalls telling me I will be arrested and other ones demanding bitcoin for blackmail. Maybe it is the ghost of Epstein calling! mschavez@misiones.bo 12:22 AM (12 hours ago) to me Hello There. This is your last notification. I hacked your system through the Wireless router you were connecting to. A few weeks ago, I accessed the systems that you used to get on the net. All of the data out of your devices was quickly replicated to my servers. I have access to all of your mobile device messengers, social network sites, e-mail, chat history, and contact list. My computer virus repeatedly changes its signature (driver type), so it remains unnoticeable to anti-virus tools. I guess right now you see, why I remained quite right until this exact day While get together info in regards to you, I discovered you're a big follower of porn web pages & much more. You truly prefer to visit porno websites and look at kinky clips whilst having an orgasmic pleasure. I have surely created a web cam shooting videos of you jacking off. The cropping and editing of the video you were watching right at that moment and your genital masturbation. Your own facial expression is obviously visible. I don't believe this sort of content will be really good for your personal reputation. I can forward this video out to everybody who know your identity. I additionally have no challenge with rendering all of your personal info open public in cyberspace. I do believe you realize what i am talking about. It'll be a huge frustration for you. I am able to ruin your daily life forever. I really think you really do not want that to occur. Now let's solve it in this manner: you transfer me 1500 $ (dollars) thru btc equivalent at the moment of payment), & I will promptly delete all your information from my computers. And after that, we will ignore each other. My btc wallet address for transaction: bc1q7mz8ceyurveque88wr2hvhnkffgwrdkgt049pk In case you don't realize how to transfer money and what Bitcoin is. Then type in the Google "Get btc". I give you two working days to transfer the money. The time launched monitoring automatically once you opened up this message. I'll receive an alert the minute this email is open. Don't aim to look for aid, as the wallet address can't be traced, address the letter came from & can not be traced also and generated digitally, hence there isn't any point in texting to me. Do not make an attempt to contact the police & some other protection solutions, and should you choose to do, your personal information will undoubtedly be revealed. Switching security passwords in social networks, e-mail, and devices isn't going to help you, since all the information has already been downloaded to my servers. Best of luck and don't do something silly. Give some thought to your foreseeable future. This person is in Bolivia. I don't get a lot of spam from Bolivia, but I really don't know unless the email address says so. If you don't know, the .bo in the email address tells the country it originated from. .bo = Bolivia. <><><><> Mike Wallace Selection from press photo archive. DDTJRAC Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. 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When cutting up a book to scan there are a number of battles to deal with. One is copyright. The other one is defacing a book. Only you only can decide which way to proceed...for the greater good or the greater right. Bound book was +/- 3.75" thick. Cover was cut loose by cutting through the end sheets. Individual sewn book signatures were cut loose and further disassembled from there. Edge photo of cut binding shows the crooked cut this guillotine cutter produces. Old school guillotine cutters produced square cuts. From my limited experience, modern imports in this price range do not. This type of guillotine cutter is only useful if the gutter of the book is wide. I've tried 3 different cutters of this style, and none of them produced square cuts. If the book has a narrow gutter, this cutter may cut into the text or illustrations of the book when disassembling the book due to the crooked cut it produces. Books with narrow gutters have to be disassembled by hand. The guillotine cutter photo is from the internet and used under the auspices of fair use. Photo of a rotary paper cutter used to disassemble pamphlets, magazines and booklets. The rotary paper cutter is also useful to standardized paper width to run through a sheetfed scanner. Example scans from disassembled book, which is the bible of all things hand tools and hardware from 1923 - The Shapleigh Wholesale Hardware Catalog. The book was hand scanned at 300dpi (BW) to 600 dpi (Color). A 300-dpi scan can be made in 10 seconds on my flatbed scanner. A 600-dpi scan takes 23 seconds. Time difference is not normally a big deal. But multiply the time savings x 3144 scans and it adds up. Working 7 days a week part-time, this project will take 3.5 to 4 weeks to complete. And that is for raw scans. For 600-dpi scans it is 7.5 to 9 weeks for scanning this project part-time. Post cleanup work will add a lot more time to the project. A sheetfed scanner was not useful for this project. The catalog's paper is thin which produces wrinkled paper issues on the scans. Also, the ink used in the book is matte black which transfers to the black ink to the scanner rollers. This will leave marks on the pages that run down the full length of the page like black tire tracks. Lastly the book is old and dirty. Dirty originals lead to lines on your scan when using a sheetfed scanner. A speck of dirt on a flatbed scanner, is a speck of dirt. A speck of dirt on a sheetfed scanner is a white or black line that runs down the entire page. For more info on scanning techniques see: NSFW SHOOTOUT…Flatbed Scanner vs. Sheetfed Scanner vs. Copy Stand Photography – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection – II <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

I started taking short road trips after I got my license at 16. I'd take day trips to Desert Hot Springs, Indio and 29 Palms. I had visited them as a kid when my family visited friends there. From there I took an overnight drive to Yosemite. I had a little VW bug. I got sleepy driving home at 2 AM, so pulled over on the highway to sleep. I slept in the back seat all jammed up. Then I took some day trips to the Sequioa's and Tiajuana. I was pretty broke, so no motels. Back then they didn't have restrictions on new licensees like they have now. Once you got your license...you could just drive! I didn't get into longer road trips until I got a cheap van. I guess all the early road trips I took instilled a nostalgic note in me when it comes to road trip films in the film archive. Recently I came across a fantastic 16mm home movie road trip film series called "All 48 in our 88 in 58." Sadly, I found out about the series after all the reels were sold except 1 reel, which I acquired. The collection was broken up and sold to different buyers over a number of months. Too bad it was not kept intact and sold as a collection. Here are some frames from that film. (All photos are from the seller of the film.) I always love when the road trip reels have progress maps in them. This filmmaker was pretty talented as far an amateurs go. He had nice comp, focus and exposure and a dash of creativity. That is all you can ask for! This reel was #9 of the series. Who know how many reels were in the series to cover all 48 states. If you look closely, you can see the name of their expedition on the back on their Olds 88 station wagon. As a bonus, I got some footage of a cable shovel on the road trip reel. Steam and diesel cable shovels are another area of collection in the archive. Lots of roadside attractions in the road trip reels! Looks like they did lots of camping, but maybe it is just a break for lunch. I wonder if they stayed in motels or camped all the way? The wife was in high heels a lot of the time. But she had changed for the cookout. That is the problem when a film series is broken up, you just have to guess. The wife would get out there in the fields, even in high heels. Maybe she is picking up a memento here...dunno. I got lots of other road trip films in the archive. Hopefully I will get a scanner someday. I got millions of feet of fantastic films! And if not, the best a person can hope for is that a picker gets ahold of them and they get resold on eBay if they kick off. That doesn't mean they would ever be online for viewing, but it beats them all being trashed in the nearest dumpster. Just never know how things will go. That is why I started to put up a few frames of the exceptional films online. I try and preserve something from them in case they all get trashed. You know the deal...something is better than nothing. It had just occurred to me this year to start saving the frames used in the online sales to include in the film description folder in the master film inventory. My preference would be to include a film sampler of the entire reel in the folder, but you need a scanner to do it. If no sampler is available, then a few snapshots of a film is good to have. A sped-up film sampler is a fantastic tool to have when you have thousands of home movies to deal with. They are good to have for any movie and not just home movies. But home movies are especially hard to deal with when they have no central theme. Here are examples of films sampler experiments I did to show you what I mean. Sampler experiments were made with still frames as well as by speeding up the film. There is a sweet spot that gives you a decent snapshot of a film along with being fast. Medical films - explicit content Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

When scanning gloss stock that is warped it is hard to get a good contact with the scanner glass. In this example the warped gloss stock produced a rainbow type of defect while scanning. Weighting the scanner lid can help get good contact with the original. Foam backer board must be used under the scanner lid as the flatbed scanner lid provides poor contact. 18 pounds of weight was used here. If you go above 22 - 24 pounds on the scanner lid, an Epson V600 scanner may break. Every scanner is different; you check its weight limits out for yourself. Unweighted scan of RPPC Crop of unweighted scan defect area. Crop of weighted scan defect area. Full report: Scan With Rainbow Defects Weighted / Unweighted Comparisons D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

EditportQuote Does diacetate film naturally stink of mothballs as it ages? Or has the film just been stored in a humidor can with a preservative in it? Examples of humidor film cans... From what I gather, the humidor film can was used for added humidity via water and not chemicals. But maybe they used the humidor cans for both. Photos: Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Here is what AI says about the mothball smell... Diacetate film, in the context of photographic and motion picture film, refers to a type of cellulose acetate base where two of the three hydroxyl groups on each glucose unit of the cellulose molecule have been replaced with acetyl groups. It was an early form of safety film, replacing the highly flammable nitrate film, and was used extensively in the early 20th century. Diacetate film is characterized by a characteristic smell of camphor or moth balls, and while it was a significant improvement over nitrate film, it did have some stability issues like shrinking and embrittlement, leading to its replacement by cellulose triacetate. Key Characteristics and History: Development: Diacetate film was developed by chemists in the early 20th century as a less flammable alternative to nitrate film. Chemical Composition: It's a cellulose acetate polymer where two of the three possible sites on each glucose unit are acetylated, according to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Early Use: It was used in both sheet and roll film, particularly for 16mm cinema films, as noted by the National Archives. Limitations: Diacetate film did suffer from issues like shrinking, embrittlement, and distortion, leading to its eventual replacement by cellulose triacetate. "Vinegar Syndrome": Like other cellulose acetates, diacetate film is susceptible to "vinegar syndrome," a condition where it deteriorates due to the release of acetic acid, resulting in a vinegar smell, shrinkage, brittleness, and the formation of crystals. I'm thinking if the mothball smell is not a preservative, but a sign of deterioration; the reels need to be permanently aired out or at least stored in ventilated cans to de-gas. I have always kept them in non-ventilated metal cans thinking they were embalmed! Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Internet Archive: Inside $621 Million Legal Battle by Record Labels Major record labels have sued the online library Internet Archive over thousands of old recordings, raising the question: Who owns the past? <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

H-res... Why We Archive Things D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

I had some old seeds I had bought in 2009. I was not going to plant them. I bought them to make sprouts. I made some sprouts but got lazy and stopped. I had them stored in the freezer and fridge. I was cleaning things out and thought I'd toss the seeds. But before trashing them I tested them for viability. I'm always testing things. Besides scanner, my middle name should be tester. Anway's...the seeds sprouted fine after 16 years. 16-year-old clover, broccoli, radish and alfalfa seeds purchased in 2009 and sprouted in March of 2025 <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Vaccumate was one of those film preservation treatments they did back in the day along with Vaporate. This sample of a Vaccumate treated film is marked with a 3. Maybe they had different versions. It is all just guess work. I could not find out anything about either treatment. Although you can't see it in the scan, the Vaporate film did seem to have a matte finish applied to the stock. I did not see any difference to Vacuumate treated film versus untreated film. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

I was scanning a small collection of The American Girl magazines from the 1940s. The magazines were kinda rough, so I was scanning by hand on a flatbed scanner instead of a sheetfed scanner. If I was using a sheetfed scanner I may have not seen the ad. For some reason this ad by Dell Tween caught my eye and it made me wonder when the word tween was first used. I Googled it and AI said it was the late 1980's. I hope they don't put AI in charge of the nukes. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

I read that HDD's lose magnetism over time and they must be re-recorded periodically to preserve the data. On 3.8.2025 I tested a retired Toshiba 500gb HDD that was formatted and filled up about 98% capacity with photos and videos on 2.17.2015. After it was retired, it was put in a ziplock bag and stored in a garage where temperatures ranged from 45F to 85F for the 10-year period. It was not run during that time. When I looked at it, all the data (photos / videos) were fine. I didn't do any drive software tests on it, as I didn't have any to use. I downloaded some drive software awhile back and it took over my computer, so I was happy to get rid of it. I archive audio, photos, videos and text files. Either they work or they don't work...those are the tests I'm using here. I then decided to do a microwave test on the HDD. I had originated this use of microwaving drives by accident. Last year I had ordered a 4TB Samsung SSD and it had problems from the start. But I was hopeful the bugs would work out and tried to use it anyway. I was transferring a 1.8TB file to it and it jammed near the end of the transfer. I was horrified to find out it would not let me delete my data before sending it back for a refund. Hence the microwave came into my head. It was a natural offshoot from using the microwave to treat moldy and mildewed paper, which I do regularly. I can't tell you how long this original microwave test was on the 4TB SSD, but it was just a few seconds. I didn't know what would happen or if it would wreck the microwave, so it was short. When I plugged the SSD into the computer it would not show up. I was happy with the results and gave it a little more microwave radiation after that for good measure. All we hear about nowadays is EMP danger with digital, so that also inspired me to do some microwave tests. Here are the tests for the HDD, SD card and thumb drives tested in a 1000-watt Samsung microwave. Toshiba 500gb HDD 1 second microwave test: Passed (I don't think the microwave does much microwaving in the first second.) 2 second microwave test: Passed 3 second microwave test: Failed - drive made a loud pop and sparks near the cord port. Computer would not recognize the drive. (Drive was microwaved without the cord.) Generic 4GB SD Card 1 second microwave test: Passed (I don't think the microwave does much microwaving in the first second.) 2 second microwave test: Passed 3 second microwave test: Passed / Failed (?) Some sparks. One computer would not recognize about 80% of the files and they only showed up as icons. When I clicked on an icon it would not load and it said the file was corrupted. Another computer played everything fine. 4 second microwave test: Failed - card made lots of sparks, plastic started to melt in spots on both sides of the card and there was a strong burned plastic smell. Both computers would not recognize the drive. Note: This test should be rerun with multiple cards for 3, 4, 5, 6 second tests to pinpoint the failure. I used 1 card and it received a total of 9 seconds of microwaving before it failed. (Not counting the 1 second test.) Generic 8GB Thumb Drives I used 2 thumb drives for this test. Thumb drive #1 1 second microwave test: Passed (I don't think the microwave does much microwaving in the first second.) 2 second microwave test: Failed - drive made an audio sound when inserting into the USB port, but the computer would not recognize it. I tried it on 2 computers. Thumb drive #2 3 second microwave test: Failed. Drive made a loud pop and sparks inside of the USB connector. Both computers would not recognize the drive. The rest of the HDD magnetism tests will be 12-year, 15-year, 18-year, 20-years and 22-years...if I'm still around. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Interesting article on film preservation efforts. Vanishing Culture: No Film Left Unscanned | Internet Archive Blogs Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record : Luca Messarra : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

I was using the Internet Archive as an image hosting site to post photos at the forum. It allowed me to kill 2 birds with 1 stone. Archive something and participate here. The few others photo hosting sites I had used all banned me, so not many places to go. The I.A. was hacked a few weeks ago and it never came back up. Looks like someone really put the hurty ding-dong on the I.A. It is a bittersweet payback they can enjoy after they had banned me and removed over a hundred thousand of my contributions I had contributed over 6 years. I've been a volunteer archivist there for 9 years or so. One day they shut my account down and it went poof overnight. The people in Frisco did nothing for me to restore it after many requests. It was only restored by chance from a person in NYC that had some pull there. So, the I.A. can now understand what it feels like to have all your work disappear overnight. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

I routinely weigh down the scanner lid with an extra hard foam backer to flatten out warped archival material tight on the scanner glass. In the old days we had vacuum frames to flatten things out...perfectly! I've had no trouble with using 16 - 18 pounds on the glass for years. Today I tried 22 pounds on an Epson V600 and it started to break. When I get a chance, I will write up a proper report, but too busy right now scanning! Be careful how much weight you put on your flatbed scanner...they will break! <><><><> RPPC - Raw Scan Oil wells Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach DDTJRAC

I thought I'd be done by now with optical media stress tests. But Smartbuy BD-R and Ridata BD-R proved to be better than I thought. You never know about these things. Memorex BD-R proved to be one of the worst and you would think it would be among the best! I have to update the article, but addendum test results are here below. Here are previous BD-R stress tests. Blu-ray Discs …they are not all the same. – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection – II (home.blog) Memorex BD-R 25GB single layer 6x. Tested twice. Both tests failed within 30 days of sun. Smartbuy BD-R 25GB 1-6X. Passed 2 months of sun and tests are ongoing. Ridata BD-R 25GB 6x. Passed 2 months of sun and tests are ongoing. None of the BD-R I've tested have been interim champs. In other words, they die within a month of sun or will last a year of sun; so it will be interesting to see what these 2 discs can actually take. If you have Memorex BD-R, I would not use them for archival work. Personally, I use the remaining stock I have for temp work only. <><><><> Reel People Film ad 1983 Selection from Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Film & VHS Ad Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

People don't think much of cleaning the photographs before they scan. But RC paper especially attracts a lot of dust. Here is a before and after scan of a RC photo showing how cleaning it affects the scan. Dirty photo Cleaned photo Beside cleaning the originals, the scanner glass has to be clean. But just cleaning it half-ass is not the answer. You have to scan the scanner glass to see how clean it is. Here are 2 scans of the scanner glass. You do it by scanning the open scanner in a pitch-black darkened room. The first scan shows a half-ass clean job, done by say your average jabroni. The second scan show a more thoughtful clean job...after the scanner glass was removed and cleaned. Don't get too anal with the cleaning, sure do a good job. But even if you got an ISO grade clean room...dust and dirt get into the scanner from the originals when you are dealing with archival material. And the scanner itself can make its own dirt from within as it operates. Point is...dirt will find your scanner...just clean the scanner every so often. And you find this out by scanning the scanner itself. Scanner glass after half-ass clean job. Scanner glass after removing the glass and a proper clean job. If you have an assistant, have them blow the glass off with compressed air before you reinstall it. I don't, so I make do with what I got. If you scan 3D materials with your scanner it is better to have a dedicated 3D scanner as well as a photo scanner. Sometimes the scanner glass can get scratched from scanning 3D materials. <>><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

Roundtable 2023 Speaker Presentations | DT Heritage (heritage-digitaltransitions.com) Speaker presentation videos. Deals with archives and preservation. <><><><> Subway NYC 2016 Selection from The Americans...60 years after Frank artist's book. D.D.Teoli Jr.

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