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Welcome

to the Port Jefferson Village Photo Archive

The Archive provides public access to a variety of materials in its over twenty collections, including photographs, postcards, documents, manuscripts, prints, textual items, maps, drawings, and more.

In addition to its primary Port Jefferson Collection, the Digital Archive’s collections include selections from the surrounding communities.

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Low resolution images on the Digital Archive’s website can be downloaded. You may also purchase a high-resolution copy of an image in the Digital Archive’s collections if the owner of the original grants permission. Contact Us about placing an order, first checking if “sales” are allowed, then referring to the image by its “accession number.” Make your check or money order payable to THE CONSERVANCY.

Fee Structure

8 x 10”	$15.00
11 x 17”	$25.00
18 x 24”	$45.00
24 x 36”	$60.00
30 x 48”	$75.00
Scanning Services	$10.00 per photo

Shipping/Handling

If you are unable to pick up your purchase at the Digital Archive, there is a shipping/handling charge per image.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Citing Digital Images” tab_id=”1617657288711-fa9131b6-f2d8″][vc_column_text]Guidelines for Citing Digital Images

In citing images from the Port Jefferson Village Digital Archive, include the name of the creator (if known); title of the image; phrase “Electronic Record”; accession number; date the information was retrieved; and address (URL).

Example: Arthur S. Greene. Steamship CITY OF WORCESTER. Electronic Record. 2011.8.18. Retrieved June 11, 2011, from https://www.portjeff.com/village-history/transportation-photos/

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The goals of the Port Jefferson Village Digital Archive are to

unify local government, not-for-profit organizations, private individuals, and other parties in a community effort to save and share audio, graphic and textual records;
preserve, protect and promote Port Jefferson’s rich culture and history;
increase access to analog media by converting physical records to electronic form, making the resulting digital facsimiles available on the Internet;
contribute to scholarly research;
provide unique educational opportunities for area residents; and
create a virtual museum, supplementing the physical exhibits at the Village Center.

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The Digital Archive seeks the public’s participation in preserving audio, graphic and textual records about Port Jefferson’s culture and history. If you would like to provide originals for digitization, storage and dissemination, please Contact Us. You will be credited in accession records and by “source” in the metadata. Clients will be given a digital copy of their collection besides the original back in gratitude for their contribution.

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The Digital Archive is administered by the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson through the office of the Port Jefferson Village Historian with support from the Port Jefferson Harbor Education and Arts Conservancy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Goals” tab_id=”1617657287524-ea504405-46d3″][vc_column_text]Goals

The goals of the Port Jefferson Village Digital Archive are to

unify local government, not-for-profit organizations, private individuals, and other parties in a community effort to save and share audio, graphic and textual records;
preserve, protect and promote Port Jefferson’s rich culture and history;
increase access to analog media by converting physical records to electronic form, making the resulting digital facsimiles available on the Internet;
contribute to scholarly research;
provide unique educational opportunities for area residents; and
create a virtual museum, supplementing the physical exhibits at the Village Center.

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Our Village historian is Chris Ryon

VILLAGE HISTORIAN

The Port Jefferson village historian is a public officer responsible for matters relating to the community’s past.

The duties of the Port Jefferson village historian are research/writing, teaching/public presentations, organization/advocacy, and historic preservation

The village historian’s office is in the Archive Room on the mezzanine of the Port Jefferson Village Center.

The village historian is publicly available during the following hours:

Saturday: 9am – 12noon

Monday: 9am – 12noon

Port Jefferson Village Digital Archive
101A East Broadway
Port Jefferson, NY 11777

631-802-2165

historian@portjeff.com or PortJeffHistorian@gmail.com

The archive room is open 9 – 4 Monday-Friday, if you would like to drop in with any questions, purchase photos or drop off photos you would like to donate.

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