Often, contributing institutions only digitize and make available a very small portion of their collection. If an item in PA Photos and Documents looks promising, and after searching it looks like no other similar items are present, it is possible that the contributing institution has additional materials available that have not yet not been digitized or that they are holding in their collections. In this instance, it can be worthwhile contacting a contributing institution to see if they have any additional materials available. You can locate the owning/contributing institution for an item by checking the Details found below an object and looking in the Contributing Institution field. In some cases, contact information may also be included as part of an item’s record; otherwise a quick internet search should provide the necessary contact information.
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