> 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]> Personally, I'd hunt down microfilm of that newspaper and make a new print. THEN I'd scan the original, put the original in an archival plastic sleeve, and use my scan and the print-off. Under NO conditions put tape on it -- the newsprint will absorb the adhesive and discolor badly. Cheryl singhals <[email protected]>