Hi Phyllis It is difficult to work with the individual frames when the strip is cut up. You could number each set of negatives and transfer that unique number to the back of each photograph so that you would always know what set of negatives goes with a picture. Maureen Taylor www.TaylorandStrong.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis Cloyd" <pcloyd@earthlink.net> To: <VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 10:00 AM Subject: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] Negative question > Hello all -- > > Peggy's recent advice about storing negs with photos brings to mind a > question that has plagued me for some time. > > I have had most of my old photos copied at a photo lab. They do > excellent work and I get good rates. They make 35 mm color negs. The > color negs insure reproduction of the subtle color nuances even for the > black and white and sepia tone pictures. Once I get the neg, I can have > as many copies made as I need or want. > > But the problem is that the negatives are in strips with several > pictures on each strip. I would love to cut apart the negatives so that > I can store each individual negative with a copy of the picture. But > the photo lab strongly advised against cutting the strips into > individual negatives. They said it is hard to work with the individual > negs when they are cut apart. > > Has anyone else had this problem or been given this advice by their > photo lab? > > Phyllis in NJ > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > We have over 223 members of the Vintage-Photos Mailing List. Posting back > to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. If we work as a team, > we'll succeed as a team. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Hello all -- Peggy's recent advice about storing negs with photos brings to mind a question that has plagued me for some time. I have had most of my old photos copied at a photo lab. They do excellent work and I get good rates. They make 35 mm color negs. The color negs insure reproduction of the subtle color nuances even for the black and white and sepia tone pictures. Once I get the neg, I can have as many copies made as I need or want. But the problem is that the negatives are in strips with several pictures on each strip. I would love to cut apart the negatives so that I can store each individual negative with a copy of the picture. But the photo lab strongly advised against cutting the strips into individual negatives. They said it is hard to work with the individual negs when they are cut apart. Has anyone else had this problem or been given this advice by their photo lab? Phyllis in NJ

When I have more than one photo on a negative as the newer ones now are, I do the same as for a single negative. I put the negative as in in its sleeve and the photos that I am interested in from the negative and put them all in a top loading archive quality plastic holder in the 3 ring binder. Peggy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But the problem is that the negatives are in strips with several pictures on each strip. I would love to cut apart the negatives so that I can store each individual negative with a copy of the picture. But the photo lab strongly advised against cutting the strips into individual negatives. They said it is hard to work with the individual negs when they are cut apart. Has anyone else had this problem or been given this advice by their photo lab? Phyllis in NJ

I had the same problems and found what worked best for me is the plastic type sleeves. I found a box of 100 at SAM's that are acid free and archive quality. So far have bought 3 boxes. They work for all except the larger than sleeve photo's. Those I have stored flat in archive paper in a closet where they are protected from the light. The ones I want to share and to display, I have had copies made with a negative so they can be reproduced for others that want a copy. For those, I put a copy of the picture and the negative in its envelop in the sleeve in the 3 ring binder with the other pictures. When anyone is looking at pictures and wants a copy, I can pull the sleeve and take the negative in to get a copy made. This might sound like a lot of work, but it is relatively inexpensive and I have worked on it over a few years. Peggy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have boxes and boxes old materials, photos primarily but also newspaper items and some other artifacts. I went to a one day workshop last spring on archival preservation and have been stalling ever since. I want to preserve what we have but don't know which route to take. I have been leaning towards buying acid free binders and hundreds of acid free plastic sleeves..... We don't have unlimited funds but yet we do think that the responsibility of preserving these things is very important. Any suggestions about what a simple but archivally safe way to catalog and store what we have?

Thank you all for your thoughts. I think that genealogists are such a wonderful group of people, the willingness to help others is inspirational. Thanks again! Amy --- Bruce And Amy Noble --- moobie@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

My mother used plastic bags and they were only slightly better than the original shoebox. Archival sheet protectors are easier to organize with items grouped by topics and wide dividers are available. I have 60 ring binders of family pictures and clippings organized like books-in-progress along with family group printouts for the main line and outline reports for descendants of ancestors. Sheet protectors allow items to be viewed without frequent handling. Unidentified items are with the pictures that belonged to the last known owner. Community pictures are with the first couple who settled in a community. Elizabeth, estimated 15,000 scans for family history > Start with ziplock bags of various sizes to fit your items to get them > organized and out of the temperature and moisture extremes of the attic > and basement. It's inexpensive, makes things easy to find and then you > can decide which items to feature in albums with longer lasting > archival materials.

You need to prioritize. First thing I would do is sort the materials: newspaper items, other artifacts and old photos. Newspaper items: In my opinion, the most fragile are the newspaper items; they deteriorate and discolor very quickly. They can be easily taken to a copy center and copied onto acid free paper. I buy my own acid free paper and take it with me. I make two copies of each item. It is very inexpensive to do. I store one copy with my other important documents and one copy goes with my genealogy records. If you have a scanner, you may want to scan the images. I get better quality scans if I scan the copy. You can then keep the old original newsprint item in separate plastic sleeves in a binder if you are so inclined, but don't let them touch anything important. Newsprint is highly acid and the acid can migrate to anything it touches. Other artifacts: The storage varies with the artifact. You should take a picture of each item for a permanent record & insurance purposes. I display anything possible. You can have small textiles framed with archival quality materials. (Right now I'm getting ready to frame a really old silk lined tatted baby bonnet. I'll have it displayed in the same frame with an old pair of hand crocheted baby booties. The bonnet is much older [1880s] than the booties [1920s], but they look very lovely together.) If you aren't going to display an item it should be stored in archival boxes in acid free paper. You can also cut up old clean sheets and use these to wrap things in. No acid in the old sheets. I use small squares of old sheets to wrap around my delicate old Christmas tree ornaments when I pack them. Since I wrap and unwrap them every year, I have found the sheet fabric to be very soft and durable. Try to store your boxes of artifacts in an area that doesn't have extreme changes in temperature and humidity. Anything made of leather deteriorates very quickly, so you need to give it special attention -- check it frequently to be sure it isn't molding or drying out. Photos: I'm sure if you will look in the archives of previous issues of this Vintage-Photo subscription, you will find a lot of different suggestions for archiving and preserving old photos. The topic has been discussed many times. And I'm sure everyone will agree that you should be sure to IDENTIFY everything. Write down any history that you know. Or it will be lost forever. Good luck, Phyllis in NJ Bruce And Amy Noble wrote: > Hello Listers! > > > > We have boxes and boxes old materials, photos primarily but also newspaper > items and some other artifacts. I went to a one day workshop last spring > on archival preservation and have been stalling ever since. I want to > preserve what we have but don't know which route to take. I have been > leaning towards buying acid free binders and hundreds of acid free plastic > sleeves..... > > We don't have unlimited funds but yet we do think that the > responsibility of preserving these things is very important. > > > > Any suggestions about what a simple but archivally safe way to catalog and > store what we have? > > > > > > --- Bruce And Amy Noble > > --- moobie@earthlink.net > > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > We have over 223 members of the Vintage-Photos Mailing List. Posting back > to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. If we work as a team, > we'll succeed as a team. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Do they make zip lock bags in archival safe material? that would be great. Jackie in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Sergeant" <info@genealogyfair.com> To: <VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] boxes of precious stuff > Hi > Start with ziplock bags of various sizes to fit your items to get them > organized and out of the temperature and moisture extremes of the attic > and basement. It's inexpensive, makes things easy to find and then you > can decide which items to feature in albums with longer lasting > archival materials. > > Sharon > http://www.GenealogyFair.com > > --- Bruce And Amy Noble <moobie@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > Hello Listers! > > > > > > > > We have boxes and boxes old materials, photos primarily but also > > newspaper > > items and some other artifacts. I went to a one day workshop last > > spring > > on archival preservation and have been stalling ever since. I want > > to > > preserve what we have but don't know which route to take. I have > > been > > leaning towards buying acid free binders and hundreds of acid free > > plastic > > sleeves..... > > > > We don't have unlimited funds but yet we do think that the > > responsibility of preserving these things is very important. > > > > > > > > Any suggestions about what a simple but archivally safe way to > > catalog and > > store what we have? > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Bruce And Amy Noble > > > > --- moobie@earthlink.net > > > > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > We have over 223 members of the Vintage-Photos Mailing List. Posting back > to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. If we work as a team, > we'll succeed as a team. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >

Hi Food storage poly zip lock bags - even generic ones - must be FDA approved so that the plastic doesn't break down like PVC and vinyl. So, they are also suitable for moisture protection and temporary storage (about 5 years it seems) of items to be archived. Because they are used for so many utility and industrial purposes also, you can get them in various sizes too - like 12 x 12 and 9 x 12 The "mil" indicates the thickness of the plastic - heavier items would need higher mil etc. Many have white writing labels - ie freezer storage bags and that helps too. http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/ is a leader archival supplier - see their glossary of technical terms to help you compare utility/food storage bags specifications and FDa requirements http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/lightimpressions/show.icl?show=glossary.htm&orderidentifier=ID990221540715310D72 Sharon http://www.GenealogyFair.com --- Jackie <grayston@comteck.com> wrote: > Do they make zip lock bags in archival safe material? that would be > great. > Jackie in Indiana > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Sergeant" <info@genealogyfair.com> > To: <VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] boxes of precious stuff > > > > Hi > > Start with ziplock bags of various sizes to fit your items to get > them > > organized and out of the temperature and moisture extremes of the > attic > > and basement. It's inexpensive, makes things easy to find and then > you > > can decide which items to feature in albums with longer lasting > > archival materials. > > > > Sharon > > http://www.GenealogyFair.com > > > > --- Bruce And Amy Noble <moobie@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > Hello Listers! > > > > > > > > > > > > We have boxes and boxes old materials, photos primarily but also > > > newspaper > > > items and some other artifacts. I went to a one day workshop > last > > > spring > > > on archival preservation and have been stalling ever since. I > want > > > to > > > preserve what we have but don't know which route to take. I have > > > been > > > leaning towards buying acid free binders and hundreds of acid > free > > > plastic > > > sleeves..... > > > > > > We don't have unlimited funds but yet we do think that the > > > responsibility of preserving these things is very important. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions about what a simple but archivally safe way to > > > catalog and > > > store what we have? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Bruce And Amy Noble > > > > > > --- moobie@earthlink.net > > > > > > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > > We have over 223 members of the Vintage-Photos Mailing List. > Posting back > > to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. If we work > as a > team, > > we'll succeed as a team. > > To learn more about my world visit > http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > List problems? Contact the Vintage-Photos -List Mom > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > Use Kathleen as the subject line for your post > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

Hello Listers! We have boxes and boxes old materials, photos primarily but also newspaper items and some other artifacts. I went to a one day workshop last spring on archival preservation and have been stalling ever since. I want to preserve what we have but don't know which route to take. I have been leaning towards buying acid free binders and hundreds of acid free plastic sleeves..... We don't have unlimited funds but yet we do think that the responsibility of preserving these things is very important. Any suggestions about what a simple but archivally safe way to catalog and store what we have? --- Bruce And Amy Noble --- moobie@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Hi Start with ziplock bags of various sizes to fit your items to get them organized and out of the temperature and moisture extremes of the attic and basement. It's inexpensive, makes things easy to find and then you can decide which items to feature in albums with longer lasting archival materials. Sharon http://www.GenealogyFair.com --- Bruce And Amy Noble <moobie@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Hello Listers! > > > > We have boxes and boxes old materials, photos primarily but also > newspaper > items and some other artifacts. I went to a one day workshop last > spring > on archival preservation and have been stalling ever since. I want > to > preserve what we have but don't know which route to take. I have > been > leaning towards buying acid free binders and hundreds of acid free > plastic > sleeves..... > > We don't have unlimited funds but yet we do think that the > responsibility of preserving these things is very important. > > > > Any suggestions about what a simple but archivally safe way to > catalog and > store what we have? > > > > > > --- Bruce And Amy Noble > > --- moobie@earthlink.net > > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

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Martha - I've found the best way to digitize images from tin-types is to use a copy stand and take a photograph of the tin-type. I had the same problem of basic black shapes when I tried using a scanner. My husband Bill has info on how he enhanced the image from a tintype on his website - the Virtual Vintage Image. It's at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wflawrence/index.htm Info on the copystand is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wflawrence/darkroom.htm Info on enhancing the digital image of the tintype is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wflawrence/dig1_1.htm Hope this helps Patty Spikes2nephews@aol.com wrote: > I have several tin-type photographs and would like to scan them so I can make > copies. When I try to do so, even when adjusting brightness, covering them > with a sheet of paper...all I get is a black shape. Could you give me some > hints or directions on how to accompish this? > > With greatest thanks, > > Martha Lusch Andriekus > Lansing, Michigan > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > List problems? Contact the Vintage-Photos -List Mom kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > Use Kathleen as the subject line for your post > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Spikes2nephews@aol.com wrote: > > I have several tin-type photographs and would like to scan them so I can make > copies. When I try to do so, even when adjusting brightness, covering them > with a sheet of paper...all I get is a black shape. Could you give me some > hints or directions on how to accompish this? If the tin-types are highly reflective it's almost impossible to scan them. One solution is to copy them on a copy stand with 45 degree lighting and then scan the resulting negative or print. I've had good success with that method. -- Carroll Hughes PHOTOGRAPHY and DIGITAL IMAGING, PHOTO RESTORATION email: mailto:hughescck@citcom.net Visit my website: http://www.cool.icestorm.com/chughesphoto/

As a matter of logic (at least mine), the flatbed scanner is designed so that its focal point is at the flat piece of paper and glass interface. The data side faces toward the light source which reflects off the paper to the scanner's light sensitive cells. This is the reflective type of scanner for opaque objects. The focal point has a range of focus which would allow an acceptable image of a 3-D object, but it varies some with each scanner model. Still, the sharpest point of focus would be closest to the paper/glass interface. The reflective type of scanner does not work well with film because the light can not pass through the film to project the image on to the scanners light sensitive cells. . That is why some flat beds have a special attachment that places a light source on top of the film so it shines through the film or emulsion to the scanner's light sensitive cells. Because film or similar transmissive items like thick glass would have varied thickness, I would suspect that the optimum focal point would still be at the scanner glass and film interface. Then with glass to glass contact you have to worrry about Newton's rings, but that is another story. George At 05:53 PM 4/24/01 -0500, you wrote: >Emulsion side down was my guess. Unfortunately, I can't tell from these old >pictures if they are reversed or not. I have this one picture of six pigs in >the middle of a dirt road and I can't tell if I'm looking at the right side >of the pig or the left. As you probably guessed, I didn't grow up on a farm. >;-> > >Jim > >-----Original Message----- >From: Robert E Lewis [mailto:LEWISRE@prodigy.net] >Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:47 PM >To: VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] scanning glass negatives > > >Jim, > >I would just clean very lightly with a camel's hair brush from a camera >store or you could use a can of compressed air also available from a camera >store. My guess is that the emulsion side should be down. Try it and if it >comes out reversed you'll know that I was wrong! > >Robert E. Lewis > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Jim Gill <jimvgill@inil.com> >To: <VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 5:45 PM >Subject: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] scanning glass negatives > > > > I can't seem to find the answer to this simple question anywhere else -- I > > want to scan some old glass negatives on a flat bed scanner. Do I put the > > emulsion side down or up? The instructions for the Transparent Media >Adapter > > on my Microtek E3 says "face down." > > > > And, while I'm asking, is there anything I can do to clean these negatives > > without damaging them? I assume I could get a soft brush for lint and >dust. > > Suggestions appreciated. > > > > Photos were taken around 1910. > > > > Jim Gill > > webmaster, Catlin Historical Society > > > > > > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Vintage-Photos list, >use > > Vintage-Photos -l-request@rootsweb.com. > > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > >==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== >List problems? Contact the Vintage-Photos -List Mom >kathleenburnett@earthlink.net >Use Kathleen as the subject line for your post >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > >==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== >If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Vintage-Photos list, use >Vintage-Photos -l-request@rootsweb.com. >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

I was able to copy several tin types with my camera on a copy stand. I used hair spray to dull the finish and that reduced the glare. They were not damaged when I rinsed them with warm water. Connie

I have several tin-type photographs and would like to scan them so I can make copies. When I try to do so, even when adjusting brightness, covering them with a sheet of paper...all I get is a black shape. Could you give me some hints or directions on how to accompish this? With greatest thanks, Martha Lusch Andriekus Lansing, Michigan

I would never used canned air. A small brush on the end of a bulb is best. The air is under to much pressure. This bulb is small and will just put out a small puff. Most camera places that carry developing supplies will have one.