My mother gave me a box of family portrait-style photos that she had stored in the bottom of a cedar chest. They are mostly of the 1950's era. Some of them have little tan-colored spots that I think is probably a mold of some sort. Does anyone know if there is some treatment that would kill the mold and stop its progress? Thanks. Jo ROBERSON Prytherch

Hi Cousin Jo, I don't have a remedy to offer for removing spots from photograph originals; but, I can recommend the next best course of action. I highly recommend you submit your precious photographs to a reputable business that restores old photographs. They can make a digitized copies that remove tears and blemishes that can result in a pristine looking product. It is is inevitable that old photographs from that period are going to continue to deteriorate no matter what you do to try to preserve them. I have had over 50 photographs restored and they look great. Even if the originals parish, those priceless images will live on for many, many future generations to enjoy. Good luck in your restoration efforts. Cousin John Alexandria, VA. Pitt Co./Green Co. Interests: Barrow, Brown, Ewell, Hardee, Launghinghouse, Moore, Nelson, Tucker prytherch wrote: > My mother gave me a box of family portrait-style photos that she had stored in the bottom of a cedar chest. They are mostly of the 1950's era. Some of them have little tan-colored spots that I think is probably a mold of some sort. Does anyone know if there is some treatment that would kill the mold and stop its progress? > > Thanks. > > Jo ROBERSON Prytherch > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237