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History Pin and digital content

Recently, we have been working on creating a History Pin account to highlight some of our digital content, mainly from the May 4 image collection. This tool allows us to add geographic information to the images, as well as pinpoint exactly the time and place on campus. Now, users can browse the photographs through a map feature, which may be helpful when searching for photographs. Check out our current collection at: http://www.historypin.org/channels/view/59228


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