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This is a “playground” to explore how different handwritten text recognition models work with different types of documents. Using FromThePage’s “AI-Assist” feature you can get an overlay of the machine generated text over each page image, making it easy to see where AI gets it right and where it doesn’t. Using FromThePage’s “AI Text” button you can explore seeding transcription with AI generated text. These features will evolve over time as we gather input from transcribers and institutions.
There are facets on the right side that let you filter by era, language, and model.
Leave a comment on the page with your thoughts, feedback, challenges, frustrations — we read and value every one.
You’re welcome to explore any of the documents. If you want to try transcribing text, click “sign up to transcribe” at the top.
We’re currently looking for 10 development partners for FromThePage's AI-Assist. We know we're going to need help to refine how humans and machines can work together to transcribe text, so we *really* value your willingness to explore with us.
Here are the details:
- 6 month subscription
- up to 50,000 pages
- access to state of the art handwritten text recognition technology
- 1-2 feedback calls required -- informal, but we want to build the best partnership between humans and AI possible, and
that's going to take more perspective than just ours!
- $1500 (valued at $6800 -- at $5300 discount!)
Because of the time required to support and work with folks on this new technology, we're only accepting 10 development partners.
What to expect
We'd have an initial zoom call so we -- together -- can select an initial set of documents that will be successful in this program. We'll triangulate between:
- your organization's goals and priorities
- your documents' appropriateness for HTR
- how interested volunteers will be in the material
(Don't worry -- we'd help you figure all this out!)
You'd be able to choose between promoting your project to our cadre of volunteer transcribers or working with students, researchers or staff. If you're working with students, researchers or staff the project could be private; public volunteers would need to be a public project.
Questions? Drop Sara a note at sara@fromthepage.com or schedule a Zoom call.
March 29, 2024: Added two structured data examples, the Music Hall Accounting Ledger Cash Book and the Carnegie Hall Booking Ledger
Works
18th century English recipes / Transkribus Text Titan I
English culinary and medical recipe book, 18th century Collection of cookery and medical recipes transcribed by several members of the Sheldon family, of Weston, Warwickshire. There is no discernible arrangement, each recipe being recorded in turn as it was acquired. Some of the entries are...
Collaboration is restricted.
19th century German business document / Transkribus Text Titan I
[Manuscript letter listing agents of the Adelsverein reproduced by offset]Letter listing the agents of the Adelsverein that were authorized by the committee.
Collaboration is restricted.
19th century German letter / Transkribus Text Titan I
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis and Albert Huth, October 11, 1847] Letter from [Ludwig] Huth to [Ferdinand] Louis and Albert [Huth] questioning why he has not received responses yet. Included is a copy of a letter from the widow of Anton Gsell certifying that she is, in fact, his...
Collaboration is restricted.
19th century Spanish manifesto / Transkribus Text Titan I
[Manifiesto de Liorna.]Handwritten document in multiple languages which discusses biographical and political information from Agustín de Iturbide's notes.
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19th century Spanish military orders / Transkribus Text Titan I
Letter from Santa Anna: Santa Anna's military orders withdrawing Mexican troops from the San Jacinto battlefield, April 22, 1836.
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19th century Spanish official decree / Transkribus Text Titan I
Principal Commandant of Texas to various authorities of Texas Ordering the apprehension of Lorenzo de Zavala and his party, reported to be at Columbia, and delivery of him to Capt. Antonio Tenorio at San Felipe de Austin.
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19th century Spanish official decree / Transkribus Text Titan I
[Decrees of Mexican Government, dated November 2-4, 1822]Act of installation of the Meeting... according to the imperial decree of 31 of the last Octe. Copy by Antonio de Mier, 6 l.s Signatories: Juan Francisco (Bishop of Durango), Antonio de Mier, and Francisco Velasco. Reference to: Election...
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20th century English letter / Transkribus Text Titan I
[Letter from Mrs. Moore Murdock to Dr. Joseph Pound, September 3, 1904] Letter from Mrs. Moore Murdock to Dr. Joseph Pound detailing the transportation plans from Santa Fe to Fort Worth and stating departure and arrival dates.
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20th century German letter / Transkribus Text Titan I
[Letter from H. Studtmann, March 14, 1930] Letter from H. Studtmann, president of Lutheran Concordia College, speaking of recent events and business in the college.
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20th century German letter / Transkribus Text Titan I
Letter from H. Studtmann, president of Lutheran Concordia College, speaking of recent events and business in the college.
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20th century Spanish letter / Transkribus Text Titan I
[Letter from Lupe to Lalo, May 2, 1974] A personal letter from Lupe to Lalo in response to Lalo's letter.
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Carnegie Hall Booking Ledger / Transkribus Text Titan I
from Carnegie Hall Collections
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English Letter / Transkribus Text Titan
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Music Hall Accounting Ledger Cash Book / Transkribus Text Titan I
From Carnegie Hall Collections
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