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PrueM
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Reading and viewing all the great photo restoration jobs on this board, and am really impressed.
One thing does bother me though...I read a thread about soaking a photo off the glass it was stuck to. As a photograph conservator I can tell you that the owner of this photo was very lucky that their photo came unstuck after soaking in water and detergent! I would not recommend this treatment.
Every photograph has its own individual inherent problems depending on its age, process, condition etc. Old photos in particular can be very difficult to treat, as people used to play with chemicals and it can be uncertain what the exact composition of the picture is.
I would recommend anyone who has a photo that is stuck to glass, that is broken into pieces, that has been burnt or faded or discoloured....to contact their local paper or photograph conservator for advice. In the UK, conservators may be located through the UKIC (UK Institute for Conservation), in Australia it's the AICCM (Aust. Institute for Conservation of Cultural Materials).
Keep up the photoshopping though! I'm inspired to do some of my own!
Best regards - Prue McKay
Canberra, Australia
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I live in NSW, and am researching:
BALFOUR (Derry) BIGG (Kent) BONSALL (DBY, NTT, CHS) BRISBANE (Fife) DANKS (STS) DOBSON (BRK) FRANCIS (ESS) GOODE (HAM) HAYNES (Cork) INGRAM (MDX, SOM) LANGWORTHY (Jersey, DEV) MCKAY (Fife, Aberdeen, Banff, Moray, Inverness) MORRISH (LND) NANCARROW (CON) OGILVIE (Moray, LND) STRATHDEE (Banff) SWAN (Fife) WOOD (LND)
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Wendi
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Hi Prue,
I always wondered what everyone was doing over here in "Photograph Restoration" - your post caught my eye because of the heading, but spurred on by your comments I had a look around - and the work is just fabulous - it is truly INCREDIBLE what can be achieved. I'll be back, and maybe even have a go  more time that's what I need !
Wendi
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Hi wendi
I know the feeling - must chase this descendant, must learn how to get a website up, must learn photo restoration, must have a go at the monthly Rootschat Challenge. Not enough hours in the day! 
Paul
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Wendi
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Almost Paul,
I was actually e-mailing the local newspaper saying that if Rootchat was good enough for the Beeb why hadn't they mentioned us yet, truly 
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"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it! No matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and with your own common sense" ~ Buddha SCOTT ~ Monmouthshire & Glamorgan BUCKLEY ~ Cork & Manchester FRANKLIN ~ Clerkenwell, London BRADY ~ Kildare & Manchester DERICK ~ France FRIEND ~ Kent & Portsmouth TYLDESLEY ~ Lancashire http://www.themanchesters.org________________________________________ Census information posted here is Crown Copyright, from www.nati |
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Jane Swan
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Prue
Please advise me how to store our old photos realistically. I have lots of photos from the 1950s onwards. They are just holiday snaps etc. They have just been in drawers, attics etc. I know about the acid free environment but this does seem a bit extreme for all of them (and costly).
What do I do with the old sepia photos which are obviously more precious to me from the 1870s to 1900. Alot of these are large, A4, and these were just in my Mums loft. They are in good condition now and are just in acid A4 plastic wallets! as I only recently found out about the acid free. Can they go in acid free wallets or tissue paper or what.
I know I said the recent ones were not special but I suppose in 100 years time they maybe. Do I just pick out the best?
Your advice will be appreciated.
Jane
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deadants
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Here a link to storing photos that may help. http://aic.stanford.edu/library/online/brochures/photos.html
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PrueM
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Please advise me how to store our old photos realistically. I have lots of photos from the 1950s onwards. ... What do I do with the old sepia photos which are obviously more precious to me from the 1870s to 1900.
Hi Jane,
deadants link (see above) to the AIC is a good place to start. I would also recommend http://www.conservationregister.com/Storage.asp as a good general source for information about storage conditions.
Be wary of the term "acid free" - it doesn't always mean what it says. It simply means that, at the time of manufacture, the product was not acidic. It doesn't mean that it won't become acidic in the future. A better way to judge what is appropriate storage material is to look for "archival" or "photo safe" products.
I personally use photo safe polypropylene albums, boxes and sleeves to store all my photographs, from the oldest albumen prints (the ones from the 1860s -80s that some call "sepia" prints) to the snaps from my last holiday. Another good plastic is polyethylene. DEFINITELY avoid PVC!! There are so many formats and sizes of archival storage products today and prices are generally very reasonable. As you are in the UK I would suggest that you have a look at http://store.preservationequipment.co.uk/store/show-category.cfm?cat=4 for some ideas. It is best not to skimp on storage of photographs - they are sensitive things and as they get older they need to be taken care of, just like us!
ANy more questions, just ask. Always happy to help.
Cheers
Prue
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I live in NSW, and am researching:
BALFOUR (Derry) BIGG (Kent) BONSALL (DBY, NTT, CHS) BRISBANE (Fife) DANKS (STS) DOBSON (BRK) FRANCIS (ESS) GOODE (HAM) HAYNES (Cork) INGRAM (MDX, SOM) LANGWORTHY (Jersey, DEV) MCKAY (Fife, Aberdeen, Banff, Moray, Inverness) MORRISH (LND) NANCARROW (CON) OGILVIE (Moray, LND) STRATHDEE (Banff) SWAN (Fife) WOOD (LND)
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Jane Swan
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Thanks for the links and the advice
Jane
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