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

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 >

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

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Hi list I am in need of some help-I just purchased a enlarger made I was told in 1940.Company name is ELWOOD.It is cast iron weighing about 60 lbs,with a sheet metal mixing chamber 2'4" in circumfrance.with the enlarger head lowered almost to the metal baseboard,it stands5'5" tall and when the head is almost to the top it is close to 8'.It has a recessed lens board and also a homemade one that is not recessed.it has a pull out negative carrier that takes any format.Inside the space where the neg carrier is,there are four knobs that can be used to crop,where you do not have to use tape on the negs.The light comes from a 150 watt bulb.I am trying to find out if there is somewhere I could get documentation on this enlarger. any help would be appreciated thanks gordon

We've found a couple of ways around the problem of reproducing the images printed on textured paper. One is to use a copy stand instead of a scanner - and bring the image into the computer through either a film scanner if you used a film camera on the copy stand - or via a digital image created in a digital camera. The other is to use the Blur command in photo software to compensate for the paper texture. My husband has a section on this on his Vintage Virtual Image site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wflawrence/dig2_2.htm We figured out how to deal with the textured paper when we had images that didn't look too bad in the photos - but looked horrible when we scanned them and tried to print them. Patty Connie Beggs wrote: > I always prefer glossy. Main reason is that matte finish has a weave to it. > If it is scanned that matte weave is very visable. > Connie > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > 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

I always prefer glossy. Main reason is that matte finish has a weave to it. If it is scanned that matte weave is very visable. Connie

Phyllis - I think its as much a matter of person preference as anything. I usually print on matte if I'm having something printed from film - just because few (if any) pictures from 100+ years ago were printed on glossy paper. On the other hand if I'm printing on a photo printer from a digital image - I either use a High Gloss paper or a textured paper. I have an Epson 1270 printer - and just don't like the matte paper that goes with the printer. For everyday stuff I use the Konica paper - for good stuff either Pictorico's High Gloss Film or Pictorico's watercolor paper (makes for a neat look on old photos) Patty Phyllis Garratt wrote: > I am about to have copies of some 120 year old photos made and have been > given the option of ordering either glossy or matte. Is one preferable > over the other for old photos, or is it a matter of taste? (I hope this > question isn't too basic. I'm new to this). Thanks! > > Phyllis > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

I am about to have copies of some 120 year old photos made and have been given the option of ordering either glossy or matte. Is one preferable over the other for old photos, or is it a matter of taste? (I hope this question isn't too basic. I'm new to this). Thanks! Phyllis

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I just wanted to let you know that my husband Bill has moved his website on using digital image editing to restore images from vintage photos. The new name of the site is the Virtual Vintage Image. The new URL is http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wflawrence/index.htm It used to be called Bill's Photo Site and was at go.com Hope you find it useful. Patty

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Evelyn, I have the program. Georgia

I have an Adobe 6.0 program without a manuel. Does anyone on the list have the program? If so would you contact me off the list. Thank you, Evelyn

Office supply should have what you require. Dennison makes an "Index Tab", No. 59-112, which should work just great. BUT, have no idea just how long they might last and storage might be a bit awkward. Tom M............. In a message dated 3/9/2001 11:01:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, pcloyd@earthlink.net writes: > Perhaps I could even find some archival tape that would stick to the edge of > the > strip so that I could put a number on that. > >

> You can buy special marking pens at Light Impressions so that you can write > numbers on the negatives. That way you can have a unique number for each > roll. > > Maureen Taylor > Maureen -- Thanks for the info. Phyllis

Phyllis You can buy special marking pens at Light Impressions so that you can write numbers on the negatives. That way you can have a unique number for each roll. Maureen Taylor author of Preserving Your Family Photographs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis Cloyd" <pcloyd@earthlink.net> To: <VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] marking neg strips > Bill -- > > My film is already cut into short strips. But the staple thing may work. > Perhaps I could even find some archival tape that would stick to the edge of the > strip so that I could put a number on that. > > I'll check with my photo lab to see if this would interfere in any way when I > need more copies printed. > > Thanks for your suggestions > > Phyllis > > Billy Covey wrote: > > > Phyllis: > > > > I am sure you will not find that sort of marking. You can staple a tab onto > > the film strip and number it with pen or something on the tab. Each film > > strip is normally cut into shorter sections when developed. They are then > > placed in an envelope. If you leave it in one long strip you will end up > > rolling the film up and thus damaging it. My developing quipment is up in > > the attic and hasn't been used in years but when I did use it, I kept the > > film in a waxlike paper and filed it by numbers and dates on the paper > > envelope. You can buy the envelopes in any photo supply house. > > > > Bill Covey > > Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz > > http://home.att.net/~billcovey/index.html > > www.1stBooks.com/bookview/3857 > > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > > > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kburnet@efortress.com > > 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! > > > ==== 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 > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >

Bill -- My film is already cut into short strips. But the staple thing may work. Perhaps I could even find some archival tape that would stick to the edge of the strip so that I could put a number on that. I'll check with my photo lab to see if this would interfere in any way when I need more copies printed. Thanks for your suggestions Phyllis Billy Covey wrote: > Phyllis: > > I am sure you will not find that sort of marking. You can staple a tab onto > the film strip and number it with pen or something on the tab. Each film > strip is normally cut into shorter sections when developed. They are then > placed in an envelope. If you leave it in one long strip you will end up > rolling the film up and thus damaging it. My developing quipment is up in > the attic and hasn't been used in years but when I did use it, I kept the > film in a waxlike paper and filed it by numbers and dates on the paper > envelope. You can buy the envelopes in any photo supply house. > > Bill Covey > Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz > http://home.att.net/~billcovey/index.html > www.1stBooks.com/bookview/3857 > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kburnet@efortress.com > 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!