Try a clean dry cotton ball....if it won't come off that way ,I have lightly moistened a cotton ball with alcohol, but just dab or swipe lightly, don't rub and don't let it get wet...have very little alcohol on the cotton, be very careful doing this....maybe some one has better ideas ,I did this only with old Blk & wht NOT Color there may be a photo cleaning solution thats better, but I live so far out I have to try whats at hand Sharon On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:15:41 EDT SherryCov@aol.com writes: > Hi All > I'm hoping someone out there has a suggestion as to how to safely > clean a > buildup of dirt from some old photos I recently acquired. The photos > are on > heavy paper, such as old postcards. The buildup seems to be just > grime. In > one case, it may be mildew. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to harm the > photo, but > as is, it is unscannable. Thanks. > Sherry > > One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.-A.A. Milne ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.