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Susan Nickerson
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Nickerson Research - Los Angeles. Footage, image, audio, & text research & clearance for movies & docs #History #Archivists #Librarians #Archives #Libraries #Museums #Preservation #RabbitHoles + #Genealogy
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3/4" U-matic Sony tapedeck with cover removed and circuit board and other inner workings exposed. Front housing is still visible, with control buttons and switches. VHS video deck with cover removed and inner workings exposed, such as circuit board and other mechanical parts. Two hands are. unscrewing part of the deck.
December 4, 2024 at 7:39 AM
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#PhysicalMedia #AMIA #Archives #Preservation #MovingImage
Attended a fabulous Legacy Equipment workshop at the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) conference in Milwaukee today, run by the amazing Jackie Jay of Farallon Archival Consulting. I got my start with U-matic and other magnetic tape decks over 30 years ago. Great fun to clean and dismantle decks (3/4" U-matic, BetaSP, VHS, all junk decks!) as well as hear tricks from experts. My favorite story: how an archive tech replaced a burned-out video deck motor with one from a miniature/hobby train. Tough to get it to fit in the space, but it worked. Kudos to all of the archivists out there preserving our history, one magnetic tape at a time. ***P.S. to anyone out there who may have old equipment hiding out somewhere (no matter where it is physically located), I can definitely connect you to an archive that would treasure that obsolete deck, even if it doesn't "work" (parts, parts, parts, and more parts!). Let me know if you have U-matic, Betamax, Betacam, or Hi-8 (or other "vintage" digital tape cassette) decks. Please, and thank you!
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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Text reads: My grandmother gave birth to my mom when she was in her 30's. Unusual for the time period. My mom gave birth to me in her 30's. Also unusual for that time. I gave birth to my 2 kids in my 30's (not so unusual for my time). And voila, here I am, a mom with 2 kids in their early 20's and all four of my grandparents were born in the 1800's. Somehow, I was shocked when I suddenly realized that, and I felt really ancient! Graphic of a tree with roots showing on top (black grapic) and bottom (line graphic)
December 2, 2024 at 3:22 AM
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Trying to channel this mood for my weekend. From the Cinémathèque française.
November 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM