to Support Group Discussions about Historic Photographs
Gerry Stoner
Carol Bodnar and the Jefferson Historical Society sponsored a talk on the blizzard of 1958. She asked Charlie Buck to moderate, and, between the two of them, invited veterans of that snowfall in to bring both pictures and recollections.
One of the immediate challenges was to protect the photographs from 50 years ago. The solution Carol developed was to scan and save the first picture, then project it onto a screen for the audience while the veteran of the blizzard discussed the picture and the recollections it evoked. During this initial discussion, the next picture could be scanned and saved in anticipation of the subsequent discussion.
The topic of this paper is to give guidelines for this multitasking process: (1) projecting one picture for the audience while (2) simultaneously scanning and saving the next.
You'll need a computer that can host two monitors Ñ most computers and laptops would fulfill this need. You'll also need a compatible flat-bed scanner and a projector, and an extension cord with outlets for each piece of equipment.
For setting up this equipment, please see Projector and Scanner
To come
- scanning
- projecting
- metadata
- record keeping
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