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Rochester archive protects nitrate film heritage in cold vaults
Archivists guard fragile pre 1951 motion pictures at Eastman House in Rochester. The vaults store original negatives of classics like The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind in 40 degrees Fahrenheit and 30 percent humidity, slowing decay and preserving future copies. Experts caution nitrate’s durability hinges on proper storage as world film heritage risks erosion across formats.
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Scarlett O’hara
Dorothy Gale
Lassie
Annie Oakley
Tarzan
George Eastman House Museum
Deborah Stoiber
Eastman
Louis B Mayer Conservation Center
McKinley
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Leni Riefenstahl
Patrick Loughney
George Eastman House
Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center
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