COLUMBUS—Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) archivists have scanned and digitized the 2 millionth item into CML’s My History digital collection.
The item is a historical photograph that depicts the High Street arches looking south from Spring Street as they appeared downtown in the early part of the 20th century. A library customer brought in the photo to be scanned as part of a larger photo album during CML’s recent History & Genealogy Day at Main Library. CML’s Local History & Genealogy team scanned the album – which also includes photos of Olentangy Park, the Ohio Penitentiary, a speech by William Jennings Bryan, and more – into My History for free public viewing.
CML’s My History collection is a growing digital archive that includes images, documents, maps, and artifacts chronicling the history of central Ohio. Library customers can loan materials for digitization to CML’s Local History & Genealogy team (Main Library, third floor) for digitization in the collection, or they can upload digital materials themselves.
CML’s Local History & Genealogy team scanned its 1 millionth item in March 2018, depicting a panoramic view of Columbus from the cupola of the Ohio Statehouse in the 1850s.
