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Re: Numbering glossy prints.
I'm not clear, Ketina, whether you are dealing with contemporary prints (on
resin coated paper) or historic prints.
A very soft (No.3 plus) pencil works alright on the verso of resin coated
material; and any No.2 grade is good for conventional "paper-type" (pulp)
paper.
Photo markers can be a problem in that the ink can bleed through some
pulp-based photo papers, and I don't know how chemically inert the ink may
be for long-term archival preservation purposes.
You could consdier doing type-script, self-stick labels, but then there's
the issue of whether the tacky glue on a label is chemically good for the
photo. And the label might later fall off if the glue has a short life,
especially in very cool/dry archival storage conditions.
I suggest staying with soft-graphite pencils and hope for the best. It's the
practice to which I am most accustomed, by archival and library experience.
Kevin V. Bunker
Student Assistant
California State Archives
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> From: Ketina Taylor[SMTP:Ketina.Taylor@NARA.GOV]
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:34 AM
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> Subject: Numbering glossy prints.
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> I was wondering what others were doing to number glossy prints. Normally
> we use pencil to place item numbers. However, glossy prints can not be
> written on with pencil. The only thing I can think to do is a small
> number with a sharpie pen. Are there any other sugestions?
>
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> Ketina Taylor
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