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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... 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 our lives ...
... 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 our lives ...
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... free is not always archival . This terminology is overused . Archival generally refers to material that will not ... lignin - free . Naturally found in trees and plants , lignin is the sub- stance that causes paper to yellow with age ...
... free is not always archival . This terminology is overused . Archival generally refers to material that will not ... lignin - free . Naturally found in trees and plants , lignin is the sub- stance that causes paper to yellow with age ...
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... lignin - free materials . If the framer doesn't have the necessary supplies , you can order them from one of the vendors in Appendix D. There are a few other considerations . First , make sure the photograph is not dry mounted to the ...
... lignin - free materials . If the framer doesn't have the necessary supplies , you can order them from one of the vendors in Appendix D. There are a few other considerations . First , make sure the photograph is not dry mounted to the ...
Contents
Stories Worth Saving | 5 |
The Preservation Facts | 18 |
Cased Images Daguerreotypes Ambrotypes and Tintypes | 41 |
Copyright | |
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abrasion acid airbrushing ambrotype Appendix archival Audio tape number basic carte de visite CHECKLIST chemicals clean collodion color photographs color prints copy Creating Keepsakes cyanotype daguerreotype deterioration digital images Digital Photography digital restoration documents E-mail eeeeee Notes Emison emulsion exposure fading family collection family history family members family photo family photographs film frame glass negatives graphs handling Historical Society identify individuals Information Science Internet Kodak Library and Information lignin lignin-free look Magazine magnetic albums Nord-Trondelag organize P.O. Box paper prints Paul Messier Phone photographic conservation photographic materials photographic process pieces plastic plate Polaroid polypropylene portrait preservation Professional Photographers programs protect purchase scanner Scanning School of Library scrapbook sleeves slides staining storage suppliers surface techniques temperature and humidity tintype tion types of damage University Workshops School