Preserving
Images of Larchmont
The Historical Society has scanned
and digitized more than 4,500 photographs of Larchmont. Our
goals were
- Preserving old photos and slides in an
additional format.
- Making the images available online.
- Supporting other community organizations
in preserving historic photo collections
The Larchmont
Public Library and the Larchmont
Fire Department are collaborating with the LHS online
photo collection and will also be maintaining their own photo
collections accessible from their own websites.
"Digitizing the collections
makes them more accessible, and it provides another way to preserve
the images for future generations," explained webmaster
Ned Benton. "Digitizing is not a substitute for preserving
the images in their original forms," he stressed, "But
it's safer to preserve these artifacts in several formats."
A major advantage of the web archive
is that it can be searched online. For example, if you type
"1906 Palmer" into the search window and hit "go,"
you'll reach three images of The Corner Store, a presence in
Larchmont's downtown for over 50 years. There are two photos
of the store before and after renovations in the 1940s and another
in 2002.
Click on Larchmont
Virtual Photo Museum to read more and to explore
the collection.
