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A mineral seal artifact from the Appalache Estate.
Artifacts should be factual, captioned, and retrievable.

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Artifacts

Objects make the world credible.

The Estate produces evidence: membership pieces, notices, maps, labels, photographs, documents, keys, ledgers, and scene records.

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Catalog

Catalog logic prevents decorative clutter.

Each artifact needs a number, title, date or status, category, material, related location, and short context.

  • Catalog number
  • Title
  • Status
  • Category
  • Related location

Archive

Objects connect rooms, not just images.

A map sends the visitor to geography. A label sends them to product. A letter sends them to story. A game screenshot sends them to technology.

Scene Evidence

Each image has a job.

A press statement bench scene.
Press statement image: archival presentation.
A found-photo style lake artifact.
Found photo: narrative artifact connected to Lower Lake.
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