If you want to contribute an item to the AAF Collection, first create images by either scanning or photographing each page of the item. (See How-To: Scan Items or How-To: Photograph Items.) You can then upload your image files to this website using a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program.
If you want to contribute an item to the AAF Collection and you have a digital camera, you can use it to take a digital image of each page of the item. If the item is a newspaper or something larger than your scanner bed, a digital camera works well.
Here are some recommended settings and tips if you use a digital camera to photograph your document.
If you want to contribute an item to the AAF Collection and you have a scanner connected to your computer, you can use it to scan each page of the item. If it is too large for the scanner bed, you may wish to use a digital camera instead. See How-To: Photograph Items.
I hope you will consider contributing items to the AAF Collection. It is a great way to share historical and educational information about the Army Air Forces during World War II.
Contributing an item is fairly easy. The hardest part is creating an electronic, or digital, copy of your item. Whether it is a book, magazine, newspaper, document, postcard or photograph, you must be able to create an image of each page of your item. You can do this using a scanner, or a digital camera.
To See Items in the Collection: