Category Archives: Tracking the Future of the Past

“The shock of the old: glass plate negatives and photographs of late 19th century England”

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We are delighted that HEIR’s “The shock of the old” proposal has been chosen as one of the 36 funded projects participating in the Being Human: A Festival of the Humanities 2014. The Festival will take place between the 15-23 … Continue reading →

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The case of the disappearing medieval buildings…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

As we were scanning another box of late 19th century lantern slides, we came across this lovely picture of the Duomo in Florence (Firenze), Italy…. Janice thought she had taken a very similar picture on a recent holiday, and brought … Continue reading →

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Storm-wave watching and mystery photograph solved!

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Our sleuths have finally identified the mystery photograph we posted last year…   St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex … it is St Leonards on Sea, Hastings. We also found out what all the people on the promenade are looking … Continue reading →

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Following in Kennedy’s footsteps – a trip to Petra

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

I have been dreaming for a long time of visiting Petra and I finally made it this year. While volunteering in the Institute’s archives, I was tasked with cleaning glass lantern slides – one box being photographs of Petra and … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photograph

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Some of the old photographs and glass plate negatives in our archive have no labels and we are having trouble working out where they were taken. Do you recognize this British seaside town? The glass plate photograph was taken in … Continue reading →

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