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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] destroyed history
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 19:55:28 -0500
References: <20010801194854.90361.qmail@web14207.mail.yahoo.com>


What microfilm of the US census did you read: One made by NARA, one
made by the FHL or one made by some other commercial company?

The blurring was probably done during the copying of the film from the
original.

If you were looking at one by NARA or by the FHL, complain and they will
get a new one for the branch or the FHL will make another one for you.

The only problems I have had reading a census microfilm is that part of
the record was written over or illegible or the film was too dark to
read. The former you can't do anything aabout and for the latter NARA
replaced the film when I complained.

bob gillis

elvin ogg wrote:
>
> Is this any different than what they do to the US
> Census? I have received several Census microfilms
> which were unreadable because the camera was out of
> focus or table shake. The original Census' were
> destroyed before the microfilm was developed.
>

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