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From Sam Byrd, Digital Repository Librarian at VCU Libraries:
I am pleased to announce the release of a new addition to the VCU
Libraries Digital Collections: the Jackson Ward Historic District.
Available at http:/go.vcu.edu/jacksonward, the collection documents the
architecture of Richmond's historic Jackson Ward neighborhood through
photographs and text, from the book The Jackson Ward Historic District,
published in 1978 by the City of Richmond's Department of Planning and
Community Development, with photographs by John Zehmer and text by
Robert P. Winthrop, Virginia architect and specialist in the
architectural history of Richmond.
This project is much more than just a straight digitization of the book.
In addition to presenting the book in its entirety, there are
high-quality scans of each photograph appearing in the book, digitized
from the original prints. Additional information has been provided
about the architectural features of Jackson Ward. We have created a
Google Maps interface showing the locations of all buildings documented
in the book, with links to the photographs. Finally, we have made
available for download the GIS data, in KML and CSV formats, as well as
all of the metadata associated with the book in XML.
As is always true with our digital collections, this was a collaborative
project with contributions from many people. We'd like to extend
special thanks to JBC Special Collections and Archives for arranging the
donation of these materials to our digitization program, cataloger Mary
Anne Dyer for her extensive metadata work, and Susan Rector for the
design and implementation of the Google Maps interface.
Visit the VCU Libraries Digital Collections at http://dig.library.vcu.edu/
--
Ray Bonis
Special Collections and Archives
VCU Libraries
804-828-1108
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