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{\an1}So when I look for something, I either have to know which box
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{\an1}So when I look for something,I either have to know which box {\an1}of the 2,000...

{\an1}So when I look for something,
I either have to know which box {\an1}of the 2,000 boxes we
havecontains the artifact, {\an1}or I can look it up on our,
on our searchable database {\an1}myself, and open it up

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{\an1}So when I look for something, I either have to know which box
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{\an1}of the 2,000 boxes we havecontains the artifact,
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{\an1}or I can look it up on our, on our searchable database
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{\an1}myself, and open it up.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
02:34:58
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Zipporah Films,Sundance Institute,PBS

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A look at Boston's city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
{\an1}So if a researcher comes inlooking for a certain - City Hall 00:10
{\an1}So if a researcher comes inlooking for a certain
{\an1}And within 20 minutes, - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}And within 20 minutes,
{\an1}Usually, when I get researchrequests, somebody will say, - City Hall 00:16
{\an1}Usually, when I get researchrequests, somebody will sa...
{\an1}It's making them usable - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}It's making them usable
{\an1}I haven't seen this stuff, most of this stuff, - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}I haven't seen this stuff, most of this stuff,
All right, so when we were digging, - City Hall 00:10
All right, so when we were digging,
It's, it was man-made, as far as where it came from, - City Hall 00:08
It's, it was man-made, as far as where it came from,
And it's a marine claythat was deposited - City Hall 00:06
And it's a marine claythat was deposited
Basically, the, the ground that Boston is - City Hall 00:07
Basically, the, the ground that Boston is
{\an1}And when the glacier melted, it was still down - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}And when the glacier melted, it was still down
{\an1}where Boston was underwater completely, - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}where Boston was underwater completely,
{\an1}But during that time, it laid a huge deposit of clay, - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}But during that time, it laid a huge deposit of clay,
{\an1}We found clay that was then dug up by somebody, - City Hall 00:09
{\an1}We found clay that was then dug up by somebody,
{\an1}And they had dug up the clay, and they pulled out - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}And they had dug up the clay, and they pulled out
{\an1}These were stuck in the clayfrom where they dug it out. - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}These were stuck in the clayfrom where they dug it out...
{\an1}So these are actually clamsthat were living in Boston - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}So these are actually clamsthat were living in Boston
{\an1}And it's just reallykind of fun to see them - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}And it's just reallykind of fun to see them
{\an7}We don't get to finda lot of fossils in archaeology, - City Hall 00:07
{\an7}We don't get to finda lot of fossils in archaeolo...
{\an7}But in that deposit, we also have artifacts from the 1700s, - City Hall 00:10
{\an7}But in that deposit, we also have artifacts from the 1...
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