National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Preservation of documents has long been a problem in libraries and offices of record. It was once done by a process known as 'crepelining,' which consisted in placing coarsely woven silk over and under the paper to be preserved with the use of adhesive.
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- Date
- 1939
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- 10,047 × 7,968 pixels
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"National Archives. Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Preservation of documents has long been a problem in libraries and offices of record. It was once done by a process known as 'crepelining,' which consisted in placing coarsely woven silk over and under the paper to be preserved with the use of adhesive." (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Archives._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._22._Preservation_of_documents_has_long_been_a_problem_in_libraries_and_offices_of_record._It_was_once_done_by_a_process_known_as_%27crepelining,%27_LCCN2016876650.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 289799.
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