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Feb 14

[ARCHIVED] Archival Love

The original item was published from February 14, 2024 9:47 AM to February 14, 2024 9:48 AM

For Valentine’s Day, we wanted to send a little "Badgearchival love"Badge out to everyone. Each member of the Archives team has selected a favorite image (a hard task among our collections) to share with you today. Enjoy and have a great day!


"Happiness

Unidentified children on a Savannah stoop, circa 1970s-1980s

Boy’s sweatshirt reads “Happiness is Having a Friend”

W. W. Law photograph collection, Item 1121-100_1251

(Selected by Luciana Spracher, Municipal Archives Director)

 

"Air

Air Ship Ascension, November 1, 1909

Palumbo collection of Savannah-area materials, Item 1121-070_0411

Learn about the Air Ship Stroebel’s visit to Daffin Park in 1909 in the Noteworthy Savannah mini-exhibit online

(Selected by Kelly Zacovic, Senior Archivist)


"Girls

Unidentified girls balancing baskets on their heads in a Savannah street, no date

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Minis collection of glass plate negatives, Item 1121-071_018

(Selected by Megan Kerkhoff, Records Management Program Coordinator)