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<p>[QUOTE="elarnia, post: 6904, member: 159"]Preservation - Identification - Memorialization</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Unless the album pages have information on them, take the photos out of the albums and store in acid free glassine envelopes in sealed plastic boxes (but I live in florida where humidity is paper's mortal enemy - may not need plastic where you are). This should reduce the space they take up. While doing this scan them.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) go through them quickly and see if there are any that are not identified. If there is anyone still around who might be able to id them, send them a copy of the scan and ask. They may not be around by the time you retire.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) put it all up til you want a project - then have fun with them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="elarnia, post: 6904, member: 159"]Preservation - Identification - Memorialization 1) Unless the album pages have information on them, take the photos out of the albums and store in acid free glassine envelopes in sealed plastic boxes (but I live in florida where humidity is paper's mortal enemy - may not need plastic where you are). This should reduce the space they take up. While doing this scan them. 2) go through them quickly and see if there are any that are not identified. If there is anyone still around who might be able to id them, send them a copy of the scan and ask. They may not be around by the time you retire. 3) put it all up til you want a project - then have fun with them.[/QUOTE]
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