Cindy,
Sorry to deviate from this subject, but scanning glass plate 
negatives onto any medium is not the way to preserve them.  
Archivally processed B&W copy negatives are the best way to 
preserve them.
David

On 13 Dec 2005 at 14:36, Historic Upshur Museum wrote:

>   We at the Historic Upshur Museum was given a collection of
>   glass plate
> negatives dating back to 1892 to about the mid 1940'2, We
> have been scanning them into PastPerfect and have decided
> thru  the Board of Directors to charge per 8x10 sheet of
> Kodak paper $20, that means you could possible print 2 5x7
> or whatever you can get on the one sheet for the $20. That
> covers the costs of the 10 to 12 thousand we have to scan,
> preserve and store properly.
>   Just thought that might give someone something to think
>   about. The professional photographer here in Gilmer now
>   charges I think $12 to
> $30 per sheet , depending on if he has to restore the
> picture.
> 
>   Cindy Norris
>   Office Coordinator
>   Historic Upshur Museum
>   Gilmer, Texas
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: "Todd Bothel" <[log in to unmask]>
>   To: <[log in to unmask]>
>   Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 1:37 PM
>   Subject: Value of Negative Donation
> 
> 
>   > I thought someone might be able to provide an answer for
>   the following > question. A donor is looking to donate
>   ~400,000 negatives (a mix of
> local
>   > historical events, buildings, celebrities, presidents,
>   etc) and is
> trying
>   > to determine a value for IRS purposes. Does anyone have
>   a way to
> calculate
>   > the value? Per negative strip? Per image? 10 negatives =
>   ? > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks. > >
>   
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