Presentation: Vinegar and Memory — Saving Film Before It Fades

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See and hear a selection of clips from the Prelinger Archives film collection presented by archivists Jen Miko and Kristin Lipska. What is film and why should we care for it? What delight can we find in the never-meant-to-be-seen - strictly utilitarian - clapperboard footage from outtakes? What does it look like when film suffers environmental assaults? What happens when a man with a microphone interviews people on San Francisco's Market street in 1949 as a way to promote the sale of television sets? Discover these collection highlights and more, and learn a bit about film preservation.