Digital image
My JPG image is from the 1958 American University yearbook and relates to a project that I am considering for my research seminar next spring. For a class on Visual and Material Culture last semester I explored student culture at American University in 1958, 1968, and 1978 by reviewing the campus life sections of the school yearbooks. As some of the findings about American University student culture were noticeably out-of-step with broader U.S. college cultural trends, I’d like to expand the research to determine if other DC area colleges, such as Georgetown, Howard or Catholic, had similar experiences.
This black and white image from the 1958 yearbook was scanned in at 300 dpi, and was tweaked in Photoshop. The contrast and brightness were adjusted and the image was cropped.
On a separate note, for my class project for Digital History, I am hoping to digitize audio tracks, but it was not possible to secure the primary source materials and the audio technology yet.
One caveat regarding my image - I manipulated it on a Mac and uploaded it from the Mac lab at AU as I had trouble uploading it from a PC. The image was distorted. Therefore, I’m not sure how it will look on a PC but viewing my blog from a Mac, it looks great! 
February 14th, 2006 at 2:10 am
Jodi, your research project sounds so interesting! I can’t wait to hear how it works out.