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The Austrian State Archives building in Vienna.

Vienna, Austria

Austrian State Archives

More than a millennium's worth of municipal records preserve the political history of Austria.

The Ferris wheel in Pripyat’s Luna Park was intended for a grand opening on May 1, 1986. That ceremony never came, and now fresh trees have broken through the surrounding tarmac.

The City the Chernobyl Disaster Left Behind, Then and Now

Archival images of Pripyat before the accident offer a stunning contrast to what visitors will find today.

Darmon Richter May 3, 2019

Marion Stokes pictured in a scene from <em>Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project</em>, a new documentary by Matt Wolf.

The Remarkable Story of a Woman Who Preserved Over 30 Years of TV History

Thousands of hours of Marion Stokes's personal recordings will now be digitized, one tape at a time.

Noor Al-Samarrai April 29, 2019

Exterior of the California Historical Society headquarters.

San Francisco, California

California Historical Society Headquarters

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

An artifact from the Cornell Hip Hop Collection.

Ithaca, New York

Cornell Hip Hop Collection

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

Video • AO Docs

Hawaiʻi’s Native-Language Newspaper Archive

Sponsored By Olukai

View of the "Castle of Light" from across the Daugava.

Castle of Light

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

Skowhegan, Maine, May 1992.

The Mystery Man Who Spent 20 Years Photographing North American Buildings

His name was Barry Gfeller, and he left behind an astonishing 50,000 previously unseen images.

Anika Burgess July 6, 2018

Idaho yard.

The Dangers of Train Yards, Through the Eyes of Railroad Employees

A collection of photos from the 1960s tried to show why locomotives need two people in the cab.

Sarah Laskow July 3, 2018

The Alamo Theater holds extensive film archives.

Bucksport, Maine

Northeast Historic Film

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

Edinburgh, Scotland

General Register House, National Records of Scotland

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

London, England

Clown Egg Register

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

Hyman Archive

London, England

Hyman Archive

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

"The Duncan Cedar," in Washington State, is a Western Red Cedar that stands 178 feet tall.

The Quiet Glory of Chronicling America’s Champion Trees

One man's quest to document a nation's arboreal heritage.

Natasha Frost April 26, 2018

Medicines, tonics, and other cure-alls mingle in the drawers.

Exploring a Hidden Archive of New York City's Historic Trash

A museum's basement holds a trove of fascinating castoffs.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 2, 2018

Cunningsburgh, on Mainland, Shetland, with meadows full of "coles" of hay, photographed by J.D Ratter, c. 1920s.

The Libraries That Preserve the History of Small Islands

Tiny islands, great archives.

Anika Burgess March 9, 2018

Marian Anderson in 1940.

An Incredible Collection of Marian Anderson's Life Is Getting Digitized

The famous singer's archive includes performances, diaries, and scrapbooks.

Sarah Laskow February 26, 2018

From the archives of the Waldorf Astoria.

New York, New York

Waldorf Astoria Archives

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.