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PA Photos & Documents

PA Photos & Documents is a digital archive of materials chronicling the history, people, and culture of Pennsylvania.  The materials in the archive were digitized and made available by libraries, colleges/universities, schools, historical societies, and other cultural institutions from across the state.

To access the archive users, can browse by subject/institution/time-period by visiting https://powerlibrary.org/collections/ OR they just straight to the search screen by visiting https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/.

Please note:  This FAQ is intended for public users of the service.  PaPD Collection Managers should contact the HSLC Digitization Specialist for all assistance requests.

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This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Library Access funds administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this video do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services or the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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