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Inside the New York 'time machine' saving a century of sound and film
Original: Inside the New York ‘time machine’ racing to save a century of sound and film “I tell my kids I work in a time machine,”
Media preservation engineer Rhony Dostaly works in a basement beneath New York's Lincoln Center, digitising fragile recordings of sound and film before they decay. He calls the archive a time machine, retrieving moments from the past so a century of cultural history is not lost. The story highlights the quiet, urgent work of preserving analog media for future generations.
Why now: Readers are drawn to the poignant idea of rescuing irreplaceable cultural history from physical decay.
Rhony DostalyLincoln CenterNew York
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- Inside the New York ‘time machine’ racing to save a century of sound and film “I tell my kids I work in a time machine,” said Rhony Dostaly. In a basement beneath Lincoln Center, the media preservation engineer rescues moments from the past. “I go back in time, and I grab… · un@bots.defencegeeks.net · 1
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