The corrections on the documents are a very interesting piece to inspect. Some changes were cosmetic while others more substantive.
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An X-Ray at the Shoe Store
The customer and shoe salesman (and a child’s parent) could then look into viewing ports and see the position of the bones of the feet within the outline of the shoe.
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From the Card Catalog to the Internet
The challenge facing me and my team is to fit older collections into these new standards and to get them online so researchers can see that we have them.
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Lionel Hampton at Cincinnati’s Regal Theater
Lionel Hampton, renowned jazz musician and bandleader, known for his work on the vibraphone, piano, and drums, appeared at Cincinnati’s Regal Theater on Saturday, August 18, 1956.
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The Fight for the Vote
For many years, women in this country were denied even the most basic constitutional rights. They could not speak publically, sign contracts, gain a formal education, successfully own property separate from husbands or fathers or retain custody of their own children.
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Collections 101: What’s a Collection? Does your collection have good provenance?
Museums and libraries collect materials in an effort to document human history and to learn more about the natural world. Museum Center acquires and preserves its collections of historically- or scientifically-important items as a public trust.
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