1890 census and the creation of the National Archives

[Steve]

Digitization will never replace real records but they will (unless something horrible happens like a massive nuclear war) always provide necessary duplication of original records which will not last forever. Look at all of the lost books of antiquity that have been lost because they were composed before the creation of the printing press. As the printing press and literacy became more widespread the sheer volume of books and pamphlets printed helped insure that at least a few of them survived long enough for them to be reprinted or digitized in the modern age.

With the rise of digital photography and making few physical copies of photos makes me wonder, though, in the 23rd century will they have a greater quantity of surviving photographs from the 20th century or the 21st? I'm sure they'll have plenty of photos of important people and events, but what of everyday people and slices of everyday life?