#preservation

Annual Report Archive

Searchable gallery of 3,000+ vintage corporate annual report covers (1945–1991), organized by decade, industry, color, and visual elements. A thoughtfully curated archive celebrating mid-century graphic design and corporate aesthetic history.

Extinct Media Museum Tokyo

A private museum in Tokyo with 4,000+ items documenting the evolution and obsolescence of media technologies—from 8mm film cameras to VHS and early digital devices. Hands-on 'touch museum' where visitors interact with the collection. Substantial curatorial effort, active publication (RSS feed), and repeated HN frontpage mentions signal authentic community interest.

The Naturalist's Library

A complete digital edition of William Jardine's 40-volume natural history series (1833–1843) with over 1,300 restored hand-drawn illustrations of birds, mammals, insects, and fish. Preservation and restoration project organized by subject (ornithology, mammalia, entomology, ichthyology). High-quality facsimile editions with thoughtful presentation.

Webrecorder

Open-source web archiving platform for creating high-fidelity, interactive archives of web content. Preserves the dynamic web as it's experienced.

Conifer

Web archiving tool by Rhizome that lets you create interactive archives of web content. Preserves dynamic websites, social media, and complex web applications.

Bitsavers

Legendary archive preserving computer manuals, documentation, and software from the early days of computing. An essential resource for computer history.

Anna's Archive

The world's largest open library. Search engine for shadow libraries, providing access to books, papers, and comics.

textfiles.com

Jason Scott's archive of BBS-era text files. Thousands of documents from the pre-web internet preserved for posterity.

Defacto2

Archive of the PC cracking and warez scene. NFO files, cracktros, and digital artifacts from underground computing.

archive.today

Webpage archiving service. Save snapshots of pages before they change or disappear.

Internet Archive Software Library

Thousands of old programs, games, and operating systems playable in your browser. Computing history preserved.

Oldskool.org

Jim Leonard's retro computing resource. PC demos, vintage hardware documentation, and digital preservation.

ScummVM

Run classic adventure games on modern hardware. LucasArts, Sierra, and hundreds more preserved and playable.

Rhizome ArtBase

Archive of digital art from 1999 to present. Net art, software art, and born-digital works preserved.

Wayback Machine

Browse 800+ billion web pages saved over time. See how any website looked years ago.

Internet Archive

Digital library offering free access to books, movies, software, and the Wayback Machine for web history.