Ask an Archivist: "How do you find the hot old-picture guys?" →
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Servicey!
The wonderful Ask an Archivist over at The Hairpin answers the essential question of our age:
“Since archivists try to keep the title a photograph was originally given, unless the ghost is searching the Playgirl Collection (yowza!), using words like “hot” or even “attractive” in the search box won’t work.”
Knowledge! Here’s a tip that I’ve used: try and find hot professions, like baseball player, flying ace, poet, or thief.
