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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Aug 16, 2019, 04:25 PM Aug 2019

David Bowie, an archivist's best friend (paging @mehpatrol )

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David Bowie, an archivist’s best friend (paging @mehpatrol )

David Bowie, an archivist’s best friend (paging @mehpatrol )
Behind the scenes in the Archives, how David Bowie helped us figure out when an item was created when it wasn't marked 1/10



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Next we look at clues, what else can we see in the photo? Sometimes buildings help us, or fashion, hairstyles, types of cars, businesses in the area, logos, things like that. In this case we have a poster for a David Bowie world tour to help us! 5/10


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