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Re: Glass Plate Negatives



> Regarding the storage of glass plate negatives, it is important to maintain the negatives upright with a lot of support.  I prefer to use the
> four-flap enclosures which are commercially available from archival supply catalogs.  The enclosed negs are then placed vertically inside a
> non-buffered archives box with fome-cor or other inert museum board providing additional support.  It is important to not overstuff the box
> with negs.  Give them lots of support, and a stable environment.

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