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

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 >

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