> My wife found a newspaper story today about one of her relatives > that dates from 1949. In it is a picture that unfortunately has > been torn. What is the best way to preserve this picture, and or > restore it. She wants to tape it, but I suspect that this is not > the best thing to do. > > "John Nichols" <[email protected]> She could tape it to hold it together, then scan it (if you don't have one find a friend or copy center that has one) now you will have copy on your computer and you could print a nice fresh copy to acid-free paper. Now throw the clipping away, as newsprint is so acidic that it will eat itself and most other things it comes in contact with. Gerry <[email protected]>