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Digital Humanities Mini-Projects

Maps:

Favorite Places in Italy

Using Knightlab’s Story Map feature, I mapped out a few of my favorite places in Italy.  Starting in Roma, Italy, the tour takes you through several beautiful places and ends in Praiano, Italy.

360 Virtual Tour

Using Thinglink, our team created a mini walking tour that started in UNH’s Hamilton Smith Hall and ended in the Dimond Library (which conveniently hosts a Starbucks). Each team member facilitated the picture angles and placement of a 360 degree camera and then worked with the digital results to add pins, label, and lead participants to the next pin point. The path from start to end is marked with green arrows,  while a return path had orange arrows. The mini tour includes informative pins along the way, pointing out different resources that are helpful to students.

Twine Story

Twine offers a user-friendly interface that helps create code by using a story format. These visuals provide a simple way to see the connection between passages. Although I don’t have any previous coding experience, I was able to create an example of electronic literature with this hypertext story.

Curation Project: Then and Now

Curation: Hamilton Smith Library, ca. 1924 / Morrill Hall, November 11, 1924 

Description of the Original Photos. Hamilton Smith Library (1924): The original photo shows Hamilton Smith Library from across the street, taken from the property line of the President’s House. Part of the President’s House front porch appears on the right side of the image. Thompson Hall is also visible in the background along the right-hand side of Hamilton Smith. Main Street runs between the photographer’s position in front of the President’s House and the library. The face of Hamilton Smith looks similar to its current appearance, but the overall structure was much smaller in 1924 compared to today. The landscape shows very limited greenery. 

Morrill Hall (1924): The black and white image captures Morrill Hall on the left with a wide, open lawn in front. A few trees appear around the building. On the right side of the scene, Main Street runs alongside the landscape, with several 1920’s style motorcars. 

Familiarity With Campus Structures. Before starting this project, I was not familiar with most of the original campus structures or landscapes. Spending time in the library with the Special Projects Team helped me understand the early development of the campus, specifically, Bremer Pond’s vision for landscape design. Hamilton Smith was the easiest building to identify, as it has remained in the same location since 1907, directly across from the President’s House. However, I originally thought that Nesmith Hall was Morrill Hall, due to a discrepancy in the archives. I was able to sort it out through some deep dive research, and ended up confirming with the client that I should continue working on Morrill Hall. Historical Context Clues. Both Hamilton Smith and Morrill Hall are designed following a theme of Romanesque Revival architecture, which was a common style for early 1900s college campuses. Features such as red brick, arched windows, and stonework focus on traditions of the period. The photos both show simpler landscapes, fewer trees, and narrower roads. Research Findings. Correspondence between Bremer Pond and university staff shows extensive planning, funding discussions, and development of campus landscapes. While browsing The New Hampshire newspapers from 1924–1933, I found frequent updates about renovations, class relocations, and campus events that aligned with visible changes in the historic photos. Recreating the Photos. Determining the exact angle for Hamilton Smith required experimenting with different heights, distances, and positions due to a new fence surrounding the President’s House. For Morrill Hall, dense tree coverage made the process challenging, and I ultimately selected a different 1924 photo that showed more of the building’s face, vice angled side. Using a DSLR, iPhone, and several editing apps, I adjusted aspect ratios to align the images using Juxtapose. Tools and Technologies Used • DSLR camera • iPhone camera • Google Photos • Apple Photos • Free image editing apps • Photoshop (attempted) • Juxtapose Lighting Conditions. I did not match the exact time of day, but I returned on different days to get lighting similar to the historic images, due to cloudy day pictures or sun availability. Fall foliage made visibility more difficult. Observed Changes in the Modern Photos. Main Street is now wider, sidewalks have been expanded, and there are more electrical poles, signage, and greenery. Although not in my photos, my teammates had older vehicles and bicycles in their photos and newer photos could easily capture eclectic scooters and bikes. However, the architectural character of the buildings remains consistent, showing UNH’s intentions and dedication to maintaining Bremer Pond’s vision. Reflection. This project had interesting changes in campus design, including a 1950’s addition to Hamilton Smith that was removed in 2017 due to its mismatched style. My opinion of the photo is that the design lost the charm of the campus and felt cold and uninviting. I did have some difficulty working with several applications that needed to align the photos accurately, but this was a learning curve for me, and I feel so much more prepared for other projects as I continue my education. Despite these challenges, this was the most enjoyable project I’ve done in any college level class! Future Preservation Ideas. I would love to see more aerial or high-vantage photos that capture multiple buildings and layouts, and areas where social events are held. These would help future viewers gain insight to daily campus life and technological changes.

University of New Hampshire's blog: Students Create "UNH: Then and Now" Digital Exhibit from Historic Photo Collection

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