{"id":539,"date":"2022-11-11T16:28:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T08:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/?p=539"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:58:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T05:58:49","slug":"wait-historical-photographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wait-historical-photographs\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitisation of WAIT historical photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Working with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwa.edu.au\/schools\/research\/The-Digitisation-Centre-of-Western-Australia\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.uwa.edu.au\/schools\/research\/The-Digitisation-Centre-of-Western-Australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digitisation Centre of Western Australia<\/a> we are currently digitising a large collection of photographs, 35mm film slides and negatives showing the unique history of the University.&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These images, taken when we were the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) (1967-1987) offer a valuable insight into the evolution of education, research, student life and the development of a modern university and campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This digitisation project will take time as we reformat and embed images with as much contextual information as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/collections\/wait-historical-photographs\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"655\">WAIT historical photographs in collection 91.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836139.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-607\" width=\"1290\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836139.jpeg 1290w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836139-768x482.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mr Hornby and WAIT Director Dr Haydn Williams, Rugby Game, September 1971. 30130_836139.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836108.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611\" width=\"645\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836108.jpeg 1290w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836108-768x537.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Opening of Stacy Boathouse, 1975. 30130_836108.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836117.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-608\" width=\"968\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836117.jpeg 1290w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30130_836117-768x485.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WAIT Archery Club, 1970. 30130_836117.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29966_838765.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-617\" width=\"968\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29966_838765.jpeg 1290w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/29966_838765-768x519.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Building 303, Department of Mathematics, circa 1970s. 29966_838765.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are currently digitising a large collection of photographs, 35mm film slides and negatives showing the unique history of the 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