I have a copy of an original Social Security Application for one of the ancestors I am researching. Unfortunately it is poor quality with black smudge lines. The smudge lines make it difficult to read the info on the document. Does anyone know if there is some type of service available that can remove the smudges? Thanx for any help!

On 15 Jan 2002 in soc.genealogy.misc, P Johnson wrote: > I have a copy of an original Social Security Application for one of > the ancestors I am researching. Unfortunately it is poor quality with > black smudge lines. The smudge lines make it difficult to read the > info on the document. Does anyone know if there is some type of > service available that can remove the smudges? Do you have access to a scanner or a digital camera? If so, bring it into image editing software and try a variety of techniques there - raise/lower contrast, change brightness, posterize, make grayscale, ... -- Joe Makowiec can be reached at: makowiec(at)nycap(dot)rr(dot)com