IMES supports Gannett and Google News Initiative project to digitize 30+ years of Masters images

Lee Elder at the Augusta National Golf Course during the 1975 Masters. Elder was the first Black player to compete at the Masters. (File Photo -The Augusta Chronicle via USA TODAY NETWORK)

IMES had the honor to partner recently on a significant project for Gannett (the USA TODAY Network) and the Google Digital News Initiative (GNI), performing high resolution image capture on 40,000 images from several Gannett outlets to date. Gannett recently used these new assets to highlight over 30 years of The Augusta Chronicle’s Masters Tournament content to publish never-before-seen images of golfer Tom Watson’s 1981 win.

You can read more about this exciting project on the Gannett and Google News Initiative blogs.