Crumbling Newspapers
Crumbling newspapers held in the British Archive. An ambitious 10-year project with findmypast.com aims to digitize 50 million pages of newsprint from the collection.
British Newspaper
Extra-large scanners are used to transform 8,000 pages into digital form every day.
Richard III 'Discovery'
In 1935, the Bath Weekly Chronicle and Herald reported the discovery of a skeleton thought to be Richard III's.
Einstein's Arithmetic
A 1924 news brief gets a dig in at famed mathematician Albert Einstein.
Digitizing Newspapers
An archivist positions newsprint on a special scanner.
Ironing Newspaper
An archivist irons out creases in an old newspaper. Some severely damaged papers have to undergo special conservation before scanning.
Great Exhibition
A miscellaneous news segment from 1851 tells of a mishap at the Crystal Palace, the enormous glass building created to house the international expo.
A Lady Thief
The scandalous tale of a "lady thief" in Hereford.
Elephant Theft
A 1934 article datelined Birmingham, Ala., tells of an alleged elephant theft.
Pink Pills
Old newspapers display the medical cures of the times, including the alliteratively named "Pink Pills for Pale People."
Queen Victoria
A newspaper supplement commemorating the crowning of Queen Victoria.
