Great tips! Thank you for sharing! Dawn genphoto@yahoogroups.com wrote: Message: 1 Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 11:36:45 -0700 From: Historic Photo Archive Subject:...
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Ann Stewart
stellstewart
May 31, 2005 2:33 pm
We have boxes and boxes of family photos that we want to organize and preserve for our enjoyment and for future generations, and I'm interested in knowing how...
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Suzanne
suzannenewid
May 31, 2005 4:06 pm
Could anyone suggest a scanner that I can use for large glass negatives -
largest 1 is approx 6in x 4in - thanks Suzanne [Non-text portions of this message...
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JerryABarb@...
May 31, 2005 4:50 pm
I'm putting my old family photos in archival sleeves and filing in folders (in a file cabinet) according to surname. I use a 'general surname' folder(for...
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HDMShort@...
May 31, 2005 5:12 pm
Try copying the glass slides on a light table and invert them with Photoshop Elements. Harry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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HDMShort@...
May 31, 2005 11:26 pm
Copy the large negatives on a light table with your digital camera and then you can invert them in Photoshop Elements. Sorry I left out the part about using a...
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E.Rodier
carlteddy
Jun 1, 2005 12:51 am
Unidentified photos of interesting subjects can be kept in the genealogy scrapbooks of the previous owner of the photo. Some may have a clue in the location of...
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ngchesnutt@...
lugoff2001
Jun 1, 2005 2:41 am
I have many old family photographs from one side of my family and very few from my mother's side. On my husband's side I have borrowed photographs and had...
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Gwen Hopkins
LDYTRAMP
Jun 1, 2005 6:36 pm
I'm sure that each person with this problem has a different idea. I can tell you what not to do. Don't just scan them and drop them in a generic file labled...
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Arleen
furgee11
Jun 1, 2005 7:10 pm
Like the rest of you I also have piles of photos along with piles of other genealogical info. I found 2 different programs available to help organize. Bygones...
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Suzanne
suzannenewid
Jun 1, 2005 9:08 pm
I've been looking at scanners - amateur ones mind you - without thinking of the obvious - and I do now have a decent digital camera - Nikon Coolpix
7900 which...
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Michael Stupinski
mstupinski
Jun 1, 2005 10:19 pm
Just a gentle reminder to provide, when known, what computer platforms a program is available for. It may not be known in each case, of course, but if it is,...
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Arleen
furgee11
Jun 1, 2005 10:29 pm
Mike and All Bygones is PC or Mac Clooz is PC sorry I forgot that Arleen Thanks, ................Mike ... help ... ...
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Michael Stupinski
mstupinski
Jun 1, 2005 10:35 pm
I should add that I have checked these recommendations and Clooz is available only for Windows 9x, 2000, ME and XP. Bygones, on the other hand, is available...
... Your master scan should NOT be saved in JPEG format. Either TIFF or PNG should also be useable on any computer with decently up-to-date software. These...
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Gwen Hopkins
LDYTRAMP
Jun 2, 2005 1:36 am
It's sad that I didn't join this kind of group when I first started scanning and saving my family photo's. I have learned all I know by trail and error....
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Michael Stupinski
mstupinski
Jun 2, 2005 2:14 am
I believe Macs can read every graphics format that a Windows machine can read, including JPEG and TIFF. I haven't encountered any exceptions to that, but if...
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Michael Stupinski
mstupinski
Jun 2, 2005 2:22 am
By the way, I wouldn't get too upset about having already saved many of the files as JPEG. The loss will probably be minor on the first save. If the next time...
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Rstarthistle@...
rrraye
Jun 27, 2005 7:06 pm
I have several old photos from around 1900 and just acquired some more. they are attached to cards. Many of the cards say Brookshire, Matthews & Co Central ...
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Ken Allen
allenk637
Jun 27, 2005 11:05 pm
Rhonda Ray, The photos were normally delivered from the studio attached to the card. It is not likely that a photograph would be attache to a card at a later...
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Rstarthistle@...
rrraye
Jun 28, 2005 5:32 am
Thank you. Good that still leaves open the possibility that this is the person it is labelled as being. Rhonda Raye In a message dated 6/27/2005 7:05:22 PM...
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Historic Photo Archive
negativephoto
Jun 28, 2005 3:42 pm
Most states have photo-researchers who have published books listing early photographers, Mississippi is one of the few that, as far as I can tell, does not....
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Rstarthistle@...
rrraye
Jun 28, 2005 4:22 pm
Thanks for your help and advice on what to do next! Looks like I have my work cut out for me! Have a great day! Rhonda Raye ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Dimitris
midiostri
Jul 14, 2005 4:00 pm
Hi, I'm busy archiving old family photos right now. Most of them are colored from the 80s, taken by one of those pocket Kodak cameras with the small negatives...
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Ken Allen
allenk637
Jul 14, 2005 6:45 pm
Hi Dimitris, My suggestion is to first, sort through organize the old film and transfer them to a new clean and archival storage container. With 126, 110 and...
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Dimitris
midiostri
Jul 15, 2005 12:39 pm
Hi Ken, your post is very helpful, thanks a lot. I think I'll pay a visit to some good camera store, see what cleaning products they have there. Also, I'll...
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dolores desideri
dolores_60190
Jul 16, 2005 3:15 pm
I've done a gread deal of work scanning our old photos into the computer, and restoring them in Elements 3. I have two problems. One is old Kodak colored pics...
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Historic Photo Archive
negativephoto
Jul 17, 2005 3:21 pm
The best source of information on this subject is Henry Wilhelm's book "The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs" which is now a free download at: ...
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Ken Allen
allenk637
Jul 17, 2005 6:33 pm
Good information. But the PrintFile 3 ring binder pages sold by Light Impressions and University Products have addressed the issues identified in Wilhelm's...
