Our new Reprographics Assistant Tara has been getting her hands on a collection of glass plates, and has been fascinated by what she has found… — When I started my job here, I learned of a collection of glass plates that had been donated to DHC and that were part way through being digitised. Having… Read more A Glass Plate Mystery
Last summer, we were joined by a Conservation Trainee, Helen. Today, she has written us a follow-up post… — Four months later… It has now been four months since I was last in the conservation lab at the DHC, and I can’t believe how quickly the time has flown! I gained an immense amount of… Read more Conservation Tales: A tale of two local histories
Conservation Trainee Helen has been working on various things during her period with us at Dorset History Centre. In this post, she takes a look at some interesting glass plate negatives… — Dorset History Centre has recently acquired a new set of glass plate negatives, mainly of Thomas Hardy. As part of my placement here… Read more Conservation Tales: Glass plates of Thomas Hardy
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