State Library of Iowa Digitizes 1857 State Constitution, View Video About Scanning Process

From a Radio Iowa Report:

A copy of the Iowa Constitution is now available in digital form on-line. Interim State Librarian, Barb Corson, says it is something they have wanted to do, and a new piece of equipment allowed them to follow through.
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The scanner cost the state $23,000 and Corson says it is used for a variety of documents. She says it took around one year to plan out how to scan the document, and that  included an escort by a state trooper from the Secretary of State’s office to the building where it was scanned.
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The original document contains 40 pages of text, while the scanned version has 94 images that include the front and back cover.

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View the Digitized Constitution Online (40 pages; PDF)
View the Digitized Constitution Online (Enhanced Version, 40 pages; PDF)
 
See Also: View a 15 Minute Video About the Scanning of the Constitution (via Iowa Library Services, State Library of Iowa)

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