Check out this article by Tim Vitale http://www.rlg.org/preserv/diginews/diginews2-5.html#technical Courtney T. Burns Chief Curator New York State Military Museum 61 Lake Avenue Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 518-581-5105 518-581-5111 fax -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Lynx Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 1:28 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Scanning Vintage Photographs We have scanned our older photos. Yes, any light does harm the images.. But we felt that scanning the photos, and using the scans from now on, was preferable to continued handling of the photos. David > Hello, > > Is it safe to scan a vintage photograph? I am curious if there are any > issues with this procedure. > > Thank you. > > Gail > > Gail Kana Anderson > Assistant Director/Curator of Collections > Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art > The University of Oklahoma > 555 Elm Avenue > Norman, Oklahoma 73019 > t. 405.325.1664; f. 405.325.7696 > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ > . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a > one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > -- Yakima Valley Museum yakimavalleymuseum.org 509-248-0747 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).