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80,000 archival items on San Francisco’s new digital platform — free to access
The San Francisco Public Library announced this week that it has launched a new platform for its digital archive featuring more than 80,000 pieces of historical items that are free to access for the public. The archive, called DigitalSF, includes historical photographs dating back to before the city was founded, as well as documents, manuscripts, […] The post 80,000 archival items on San Francisco’s new digital platform — free to access appeared first on Local News Matters .
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The San Francisco Public Library announced this week that it has launched a new platform for its digital archive featuring more than 80,000 pieces of historical items that are free to access for the public. The archive, called DigitalSF, includes historical photographs dating back to before the city was founded, as well as documents, manuscripts, […] The post 80,000 archival items on San Francisco’s new digital platform — free to access appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, 80,000 archival items on San Francisco’s new digital platform — free to access, The San Francisco Public Library announced this week that it has launched a new platform for its digital archive featuring more than 80,000 pieces of historical items that are free to access for the public. The archive, called DigitalSF, includes historical photographs dating back to before the city was founded, as well as documents, manuscripts, […] The post 80,000 archival items on San Francisco’s new digital platform — free to access appeared first on Local News Matters .
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