> I have a family photo that's about 35 years old -- 2-1/2 inches > square. It was mounted in a metal frame with the photo against the > glass. I'm trying to remove it but a portion of the photo is stuck > to the glass. > > I tried to slide a razor blade between the photo and the glass but > it looks as though this will only ruin the photo by tearing off the > top layer of the photo -- which contains the photo. > > Any suggestions as to how to separate photo from glass?? > >"A-non-i-moose" <someone@somewhere.com> Photos are processed in water-based solutions, so soaking the print in room temperature *may* release it from the glass. However, I would recommend finding someone who has done this type of photo recovery before - an inexperienced person might just separate the paper from the image :-( John - gave up my darkroom 20 years ago when I developed an allergy to some of the chemicals... news@picaxe.us