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Hints and tips on archival storage for conservation and preservation of documents, art, artifacts, and more.
Like many common paper-based collectibles, for example; newspapers, trading cards, or even photographs, posters weren’t made to last forever, just long enough to look great promoting a movie (or film!). Fortunately, there are a number of simple things you can do to preserve your poster or poster collection for many years to come. Read our guide here:
You might be wondering what we mean when we talk about storage materials? These are sleeves, boxes, shelves and cabinets that you store your photographs in. Poor quality and/or unsuitable storage materials can introduce a variety of detrimental materials which can cause a diverse range of damage.
Photographs, as much as we wish they would, were unfortunately not made to last forever. Made of sensitive materials which are fragile and vulnerable, many have lasted far longer than was intended. With a few simple steps you can ensure that they last for many more years.
This article covers the photographic processes that you are most likely to find in your collection. As you read through you'll notice that details of how a photograph deteriorates such as fading and yellowing are included, this is because how a photograph ages and falls apart can be unique to a process, and so provides valuable information to help identify the process.
If you don't know what you have, how can you look after it? Identification of the photographic process will aid your decision on what storage materials to use, how to handle your photographs and what environmental conditions to keep them in.
Read part one here and learn more about how you can start identifying your photographs.
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