Message-Id: <200008242048.NAA25610@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:26:09 +1200 From: David Adams <mailto:David.Adams@NATLIB.GOVT.NZ> Subject: Lantern slides To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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Our photographer here has photographed coloured glass lantern slides successfully, these were photographed over a light
ox and daylight balanced as necessary.
The 4x5 transparencies were scanned and added to our database.
The resulting images can be seen on our image database "Timeframes"
http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
username: timeframes
password: images
under simple search - "lantern slides"
These are beautiful objects and it has been worthwhile making these images available.
If you need to know more of the process please let me know.
David Adams
Team Leader Copying Services
National Library of New Zealand
+64 4 4743151
Visit "Timeframes" New Zealands leading source of heritage images
http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz/
>>> mailto:rabaron@PIPELINE.COM 08/24/00 03:47 >>>
At 09:38 AM 8/23/00 +1200, David Adams wrote:
>I have been trying to identify a good scanner for our Library Image
>Services Unit, and one of the criteria for choosing it will be its ability
>to scan glass plate negatives ..
Regarding the discussion of scanning glass-plate negatives (or positives),
I wonder whether there is or have been any efforts to scan and preserve the
ever-dwindling collections of art history lantern slides.
I know people have spoken of the urgency to salvage these rare images, and
have heard that attempts have been made to begin a program to this end,
but know of nothing that is ongoing.
Individuals have written to me to ask what they should do with the bulky
lantern-slide collections that they are being forced to clear out to
increase storage space.
Sadly, I've heard stories of lantern slides used to make hanging
room-dividers and even party gowns -- see-through, I imagine.
Robt
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Robert A. Baron
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http://www.pipeline.com/~rabaron/
http://www.studiolo.org
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