More than 4,500 submitted photos preserve shop signs, floor markers, and government notices across dates and places. The archive transcribes their language and records contributors under a Creative Commons license. Temporary instructions became historical evidence because someone photographed them before the tape came off the door.
Original sign collection: https://covid-signage.net/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-covid-signage-archive-saved-the-temporary-rules-on-our-walls/
#ancientweb #publichistory #photography #digitalarchives
Original sign collection: https://covid-signage.net/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-covid-signage-archive-saved-the-temporary-rules-on-our-walls/
#ancientweb #publichistory #photography #digitalarchives
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]