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Simon Smith remembers John Landy, one of Australia’s greatest athletes.
From Barellan to Wimbledon, a close look at the tennis legend's career.
The NFSA has acquired 24 glass slides by Walter Scott Griffiths illustrating his alternative vision for Australia’s future capital city.
The NFSA collection contains over 100 political glass slide advertisements from 1917 to 1976.
We had to build a custom-made device and photograph 465 frames in order to bring back to life a 1901 Kinora cricket film!
The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2016?
How the NFSA takes care of pests and mould, and what you can do at home to protect your own collections.
Through this glass slide we catch a glimpse of a European perspective of Australia, circa 1895.
Curator Itzell Tazzyman introduces 21st century audiences to the wonders of 19th century magic lanterns.
Audio officer Gerry O'Neill reveals the mysteries of disc cleaning and digitisation, to make those old records sound like new.
Martyn Jolly, Head of Photography and Media Arts at the ANU School of Art, writes about the connection between 'Soldiers of the Cross' and one of the world's first blockbuster films, Italy's 'Quo Vadis' (1913).
NFSA conservator Shingo Ishikawa and digitisation specialist Darren Weinert talk about digital preservation and packaging of cinema slides.
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