The Museum of Ashe County History encourages people to bring us images. We scan the pictures into our digital archives and either add the original prints to our collection or return them, as the donor wishes. Many of these pictures are framed, and we must remove the picture to scan it. This is done carefully and is beneficial because it allows us to clean dust, mildew and bug crap from the inside of the frame and glass, as well as cleaning the surface of the picture. If the work is done by a conservator or a professional framer, the last state is better than the first. Don Long Curator The Museum of Ashe County History PO Box 1404 Jefferson, NC 28640 336-846-1904 _____ From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jarod Atkins Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 1:43 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Framed Photos Hello, thank you for the help in advance. I have a visitor at my museum that is restoring an old home. In our collection we have a frame with 5 photos of the house when it was first built. They want to take the backing off the frame and take out the photos. They are willing to have the pictures reframed, paying the cost themselves. Has anyone ever done anything like that before? Thank you. Jarod Atkins, Curator of Collections Edmond Historical Society 431 S. Boulevard, Edmond, OK 73034 Office: (405)340-0078 www.edmondhistory.org ========================================================= 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).