Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Organize, Present, and Restore Your Precious Family ImagesGenealogists and non-genealogists alike love old photographs and many people have photo collections of their ancestors. Preserving Your Family Photographs shows them how to organize and store these photos so that future generations can also enjoy them. Readers will learn how to care for family photos, identify different types of damage, learn basic conservation techniques, buy the proper storage materials, then organize the family photo archive and safely display it for all to see. * Photo preservation and display techniques appeal to both genealogist and non-genealogist alike * the book provides instruction through the use of beautiful sample photos Maureen Taylor is the author of Uncovering Your Ancestry through Family Photographs. She is a regular contributor to Family Tree Magazine and is a former picture research coordinator and photo curator. She is a frequent lecturer at genealogical conferences and workshops across the country on the subject of photograph identification, organization and preservation. She lives in Westwood, Massachusetts. |
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Page 71
... acid- and lignin - free papers , there will be acid migration from the paper to the images . This results in discoloration and staining of the photographs in the album . Other common sources of acid in albums are the ephemeral pieces of ...
... acid- and lignin - free papers , there will be acid migration from the paper to the images . This results in discoloration and staining of the photographs in the album . Other common sources of acid in albums are the ephemeral pieces of ...
Page 149
... Acid - free is not always archival . This terminology is overused . Archival generally refers to material that will not cause additional damage to your family heirlooms ; however , there is no industry standard for the term . Rather ...
... Acid - free is not always archival . This terminology is overused . Archival generally refers to material that will not cause additional damage to your family heirlooms ; however , there is no industry standard for the term . Rather ...
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... acid from the backing and is in danger of contact with condensa- tion on the glass . What can you do if this is a special family image that you want to continue to display ? There are a few easy and relatively inexpensive ways to keep ...
... acid from the backing and is in danger of contact with condensa- tion on the glass . What can you do if this is a special family image that you want to continue to display ? There are a few easy and relatively inexpensive ways to keep ...
Contents
Stories Worth Saving | 5 |
The Preservation Facts | 18 |
Cased Images Daguerreotypes Ambrotypes and Tintypes | 41 |
Copyright | |
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