Primary Content:
The ACOR Photo Archive collections are interdisciplinary, featuring works of interest to a broad range of specializations including anthropology, architecture, urban studies, history and art history, conservation, economics, geography and cultural heritage studies of the Middle East. Each of the 29,000 photos online is described in detail, and the growing number of Arabic language references continue to improve bilingual search capabilities within the freely accessible archive. ACOR’s archival collections reflect the seismic shifts that have occurred in the Middle East region over the past 80 years, including early black-and-white photos of 1940s Amman, rare color slides of the technological and development boom of the 1980s, and photographs of heritage sites that have since been damaged by conflict in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen in the last decade. Newly digitized, these images and their associated metadata provide an especially valuable frame of reference with which to understand Jordanian heritage, demonstrating many applications within academic research and among cultural heritage professionals. In addition, given the rapid urban development Jordan has experienced within the past 30 years, the photos document social change in cities such as Amman and Aqaba and provide new generations access to alternative views of these places within living memory. The ACOR Photo Archive Project is driven by the values of sustainability and accessibility, and in order to make ACOR’s archival efforts sustainable in the long term, the Project trains Jordanian graduates in photo digitization and hosts workshops attended by Jordanian national and international heritage institutions.
Photographers:
Taylor,Jane; Khouri, Rami; Bass, George; Jacobs, Linda; de Vries, Bert; Lapp, Paul; Lapp, Nancy; Sauer, James; Russell, Kenneth
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