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Re: BEST METHOD(S) FOR PRESERVING HISTORICAL PHOTOS



You will need to set up a copy stand and do 35 mm negative copies (4x5 would be better but for the cost).  Make certain you have
metadata or data about the data on each photograph in a file.  Assign a number to each photograph.  Digitize at 400 dpi for prints,
higher for negative and keep the TIFF file (400 dpi) and make a JPEG file (just in case you want to display it on a web page).
There is a lot more.  We are in Chico so you may want to come and visit us sometime.
 
Bill Jones
Special Collections
Meriam Library
CSU, Chico
bjones2@csuchico.edu
web page: http://www.csuchico.edu/lbib/spc/netpages/home.html
-----Original Message-----
From: larry hlavsa [mailto:larry@SHPL.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:57 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: BEST METHOD(S) FOR PRESERVING HISTORICAL PHOTOS

I am involved in the formation of an historical society in my small California town. We only started in March 2002 but already it’s becoming clear that we may get more photos in the next few months than we’re prepared to deal with. Also, some families are willing for us to copy their photos but don’t want to give up the originals. We want to preserve these photos using whatever method is currently “state of the art.”

 

Here’s my QUESTION:

 

1)       When preserving historical photos should we digitize them at the highest resolution possible?; or

2)       Should we photograph the photographs and get a negative (2 ¼ x 2 ¼?)?

 

We want to start doing this the right way so any comments on current practices will be helpful.

 

Thanks!

Larry

 

P.S. We’ll be contacting the California Historical Society and others but I always like to get the opinions of practitioners as well.

 

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Larry Hlavsa, Director

St. Helena Public Library / Napa Valley Wine Library

1492 Library Lane

St. Helena, CA 94574

PH: 707-967-2805

FX: 707-963-5264

EMAIL: larry@shpl.org
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