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Outdoor movie room.

Mexico City, Mexico

Cineteca Nacional de Mexico

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

Items missing from the National Archives might have been stolen, misplaced, or filed incorrectly.

military history

On the Hunt for National Treasures With America’s Archive Detective

Mitch Yockelson scours the country for its missing heritage.

Nina Strochlic August 16, 2019

Vira Rama's refugee ID, March 1981.

One Family’s Story of Survival Under the Khmer Rouge, No Longer Buried

Photos testify to the Rama’s journey from Battambang to Shreveport.

Sabrina Imbler August 9, 2019

Entries in the Punishment Book.

Midleton, Ireland

Punishment Book at Jameson Distillery

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

Main courtyard of "the castle"

CIS San Javier

This palatial building has lived many lives as a convent, prison, cultural center, state archives, and government offices.

Fonoteca Nacional.

Mexico City, Mexico

Fonoteca Nacional

Mexico's National Sound Library houses music, recordings, and voices from the nation's rich past.

A page from the archives of Ely, likely describing very petty thefts and also murder.

This Archive Captures Centuries of British Crime, From Cheese Theft to Murder

Eventually, these records will be made available online.

Sabrina Imbler June 12, 2019

A page of the Navajo Treaty from the copy in the National Archives.

native americans

The Historic Treaty That Ended Navajo Imprisonment Has Been Returned

One of just two copies thought to survive is back in Navajo Nation.

Evan Nicole Brown June 4, 2019

A small portion of the collection amassed by Braithwaite, who is pictured on the cover of 1982's "Change the Beat."

A Legendary Hip-Hop Archive Finds a Home in Harlem

And all you'll need to see it is a library card.

Evan Nicole Brown May 28, 2019

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