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Friday, July 1, 2011
Local Historical Society by Lake Okeechobee
The heat causes all kinds of cognitive therapy for my soul. With the wildfires causing a hold on my work out on Lake Okeechobee, I am collaborating with my friend and colleague, Chris Davenport, to assist Belle Glade's Historical Society with their historical archives. As a historian at heart, examining, archiving, cataloguing (OK this is tedious, I admit), these amazing photographs and negatives is very exciting. I find this exploration exceptionally profound since I have spent the last three years photographing the Lake.
Belle Glade is a small community that once thrived in the early years of farming and development of the Everglades Agricultural Area. The area is overlooked at a great spot for learning about early Florida and great fishing. The archives of photographs are evidence of a prosperous time with in the community, as well as a glimpse of what the Everglades once looked like over the past century. And for those photographers-the archive is an amazing collection of photographic history, complete with negatives of all sizes, equipment, and boxes (and files) of photographs not yet examined.
I am asking for some assistance in acquiring archiving materials that are acid free-meeting museum standards. We need a dehumidifier, plastic sleeves, boxes, and canned air. All sizes are needed. General office supplies would also be helpful, but the archival materials are paramount. We are also seeking sponsors for the archiving process, which includes creating a catalogue database, scanning, and storing the materials. Additionally, we are looking for display cases, stands, etc for exhibits. A building to house the collection and display exhibits, both permanent and rotating, is in the works.
Please send any ideas or inquiries directly to me. In the coming months, we will have set up a website and a social media site for the Historical Society to take donations.
Sarah's email: sbrownimages@gmail.com
Belle Glade is a small community that once thrived in the early years of farming and development of the Everglades Agricultural Area. The area is overlooked at a great spot for learning about early Florida and great fishing. The archives of photographs are evidence of a prosperous time with in the community, as well as a glimpse of what the Everglades once looked like over the past century. And for those photographers-the archive is an amazing collection of photographic history, complete with negatives of all sizes, equipment, and boxes (and files) of photographs not yet examined.
I am asking for some assistance in acquiring archiving materials that are acid free-meeting museum standards. We need a dehumidifier, plastic sleeves, boxes, and canned air. All sizes are needed. General office supplies would also be helpful, but the archival materials are paramount. We are also seeking sponsors for the archiving process, which includes creating a catalogue database, scanning, and storing the materials. Additionally, we are looking for display cases, stands, etc for exhibits. A building to house the collection and display exhibits, both permanent and rotating, is in the works.
Please send any ideas or inquiries directly to me. In the coming months, we will have set up a website and a social media site for the Historical Society to take donations.
Sarah's email: sbrownimages@gmail.com
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