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Creating an Online Exhibition: Sandra Freshney

Black-and-white archival photo of a large group of people, mostly in suits and flat caps, posed in three rows outside a building, some standing, some seated, a few sitting on the ground in front.

Repackaging 16,000 Irreplaceable Negatives: Sandra Freshney

A framed museum display panel with historic photographs, printed text, and an illustration of a fossil specimen.

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Saturday: 10am - 4pm

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Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

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sedgwickmuseum@esc.cam.ac.uk

01223 333456

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