I am preparing an exhibition featuring a collection of black and white 3.25" by 4" lantern slides taken from the 1919-1940's. Several of these are hand tinted by the creator. Most of the images will be enlarged and shown as graphic panels, but I think there is great value in also showing a selection of the original slides. I have two questions: 1) Has anyone come up with a clever low tech way of displaying the lantern slides so the image is visible (creating a light box is beyond budget right now) 2) can someone point me to a conservation guide for lantern slides, specifically the effect of light on the image and a recommendation on how long to display them? How does hand tinting react to light? The cases have LED lighting which can be dimmed, and I am looking for a safe foot candle and daily/cumulative time exposure guideline Many thanks. Kevin -- Kevin P. Schlesier Exhibits and Outreach Librarian Special Collections Research Center North Carolina State University Libraries 2205 Hillsborough Street Campus Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695-7111 919-513-8087 (phone) [log in to unmask] ========================================================= 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).