Museum buys collection

The New Studio collection, which contains photos encompassing nearly a century of Sweetwater County’s history, has a new owner.

The Sweetwater County Historical Museum completed the purchase last week, which contains photo equipment and more than 75,000 film negatives from the early 1900s to the mid 1990s.

“I’m glad this is staying together as one collection and will be available to the residents of Sweetwater County,” Brie Blasi, interim director of the county’s museum, said.

Blasi said many similar collections have been split up through sales to collectors and museums, which makes the New St...