Re: scanning old photos -harmful?

Bob Henneberger (mailto:BHENNEBE@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU)
Mon, 16 Oct 1995 07:44:17 -0400

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Date:         Mon, 16 Oct 1995 07:44:17 -0400
From: Bob Henneberger <mailto:BHENNEBE@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: scanning old photos -harmful?
To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB

If the curator values the photographs enough to show great concern about
scanning, why not shoot copy negatives (at least 4X5) of them and make
several prints.  The copy negative or the copy prints could be scanned.
This proceedure solves several problems.

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