Hi Janet I just had to reply to you.......you brought a smile to my face. My father ( long since gone) was meticulous about writing on names, dates and even tidbits on the backs on his photos. Many taken from 1900 to 1940 while farming on the prairies of Alberta. Priceless photos My Mother was also meticulous about glueing the photos into the albums (those little tri corners weren'tt good enough and the photos kept coming loose) So Father wrote on the back and Mother glued them into the albums ......those Albums with the black felt type paper. The last few weeks I have been scanning these pictures into my computer, but really needed the information off the back. So in order to get this information, I have had to very carefully remove the pictures and of course the black backing stuck like glue, then I put the pictures, one at a time, into the top of my double boiler (picture up) and steamed them until the glue softens and then I can slide off the black paper and read whats on the back. Many thanks to Dad for taking the time to write on the pictures, and many thanks to Mom for glueing in the pictures, if not, I'm sure that over time we would have had albums with lots of little tri corners and no pictures. Where there's a will, there's a way! Vicki Victoria, B.C.