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Re: Old Photograph Stuck To Glass



Where do they put the photo?  Just asking in case they do.  Anne

>>> Steve Hoza <Steve#032#Hoza@AHS.MARICOPA.GOV> 09/18/00 03:34PM >>>
Dear Colleagues,
Please do not immerse the stuck photograph in water or any other kind of liquid. If the photograph was not properly "fixed" during developing, the emulsion of the photograph can lift right off the paper support.  I have seen it happen when others have tried it. Humidifying is much safer. Using a photo developing tray, make a grid of white string both ways across the tray. Pour about a half inch of water in the bottom of the tray. Put the tray in a clear plastic garbage bag and blow the bag up. Secure the bag with a rubber band. Check every ½ hour until the photograph becomes unstuck. Don't leave it in too long or overnight as the rest of the emulsion may wind up sticking to the glass as well. I have had dozens of successful "unstickings" with great results. Be sure and put the unstuck photograph between blotting paper to absorb the excess moisture. Hope this works.

Steve Hoza

>>> Ed Frank <efrank@MEMPHIS.EDU> 09/15/00 01:00PM >>>
It's slow for a Friday . . .

I just had a call from one of our media people who has an
old photograph (she says 1918) stuck to the glass it was
framed under.  Is there some trick we can try to un-stick
it?

TIA.

Ed Frank

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