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  1. December 16th, 2017, 12:29 AM #1
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    Default Article: How Archivists Deal With Redactions, Codes and Scribbles

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/article...dwriting-codes
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    Default Re: Article: How Archivists Deal With Redactions, Codes and Scribbles

    Interesting that they don't try different light wavelengths. It is possible that the excised text might become visible or even holding it up to a light to see through! There was a neat part of the movie "hidden figures" about this.
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    Default Re: Article: How Archivists Deal With Redactions, Codes and Scribbles

    Yes, I wondered about that possibility as well.
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