Hi Mike,

Our restoration photos are just attached to our condition reports and then
in Past Perfect with the artifact that was restored showing what it looks
like now.  They are not accessioned.

Corinna

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Michael Vogt
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>  Hi Folks,****
>
> ** **
>
> I am wondering if any of you have photos of restoration work that has
> taken place at your museum or historic home and how they are treated.  I
> just discovered that we have about 1000 from some restoration work that was
> completed on a historic home in 2004 showing men repairing a roof, leaks in
> ceilings, exposed underground pipes, etc.  All of these images have been
> accessioned as part of our photo collection.  It seemed like a complicated
> issue to me because this places them to a higher standard of care than if
> they were just documentary style images to be used for reference by staff
> in the future.  It also means the difference between having them in a cheap
> binder on a shelf or in a fairly expensive archival box taking up valuable
> shelf space in a collections storage area.  While the information they
> contain is useful to us, their historic value can probably be debated.****
>
> ** **
>
> Any suggestions would be most helpful!****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,****
>
> ** **
>
> Mike  ****
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Corinna Nilson
Director of Operations / Curator
Camrose & District Centennial Museum
Box 1622
Camrose, Alberta
T4V 1X6
(780) 672-3298

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