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Once Bitten, Forever Archival: Mosquitoes Abuzz in Still Pictures

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These efforts were especially prevalent during World War II, with members of the military resorting to….unique Long, Guadalcanal malariologist, instructs a group of Navy men in methods of mosquito survey and control. Department of Agriculture were hard at work learning about their insectoid enemies.

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Special Media Catalog Updates

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General Radio Programs Recordings Relating to Secretaries of Agriculture, 3/8/1941 – 1/19/1993 (NAID 100989, Local Identifier 16-GENERALa) (1483 new item descriptions, no audio files). Moving Images Relating to Military Activities, ca. Hillers during the Powell Survey and other Geological Surveys, ca.

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50 Years Makes a Difference! How Film Research Has Changed Since the 1972 Conference on Audiovisual Archives

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In recent years, we’ve seen a steep increase of scholarly interest in government films, including numerous researchers investigating films made by the United States Information Agency and an entire volume of essays on films made by the United States military. [3] 3] Cinema’s Military Industrial Complex. 50, Number 2, Winter 2020, pp.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

Germany to launch cyber military branch to combat Russian cyber aggression As part of a military restructuring programme, Germany will introduce a fourth independent branch of its armed forces – the German Cyber and Information Domain Service.

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Summer Road Trip 2019: San Francisco and Yosemite National Park

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The area began as a military garrison built by the Spanish in 1776 and, after nearly 150 years as a U.S. This hand-colored glass lantern slide is one of a series found in the records of the United States Department of Agriculture. The 1930s also saw extensive aerial surveying of the park. View the complete film here.