> Got a question for you experts about photo preservation. > > Have recently acquired a family photo album where most of the > pictures are almost 100 years old. They are on the heavy card stock > and in one of those padded velvet albums, but the album itself is > falling apart. I intend to scan all these so that I can share them > with various family members. But when I take them out of the album > it may tear the pages slightly. Am I better off to put them back in > this album and keep them that way or should I put them in protective > covers and store in a different notebook? Some of them are tin > types. What is the best way to preserve them? > > Patricia Kantzer If the album is falling apart anyway maybe you should consider getting it rebound. Consult a bookbinder. He may be able to take it apart safely and then rebind it when you've scanned them. Tin types - dunno. It sounds like a question for a specialist conservator. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk Ian Goddard <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk>