In a message dated 1/19/2006 9:28:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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Hello. I have an old negative dating back to the early  1900s and need to 
have it redeveloped, however, I am unsure where to go. I  live in the Wilmington, 
NC area and would appreciate any input the list has in  this matter.



I was  puzzled by what you meant by "redeveloped."  Answers thus  far 
apparently assume you meant what, in pre-digital days, we called "printed,"  meaning 
producing a positive image on paper from it, but I thought I would check  and 
make sure you didn't have in mind a chemical treatment of the negative  
itself, such as to enhance it because it was underexposed or  underdeveloped.  That 
would be an entirely different issue.
 
One reply suggested that scanning the negative might be harmful.  I'd  just 
like to reassure you that most film and glass negatives (including those  from 
the "early 1900s") are stable enough for scanning.  An early 19th  century 
paper negative might be at risk, however.
 
David Haberstich
 
 

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