John,

My first question would be; Why are you removing these photos from their
album?  The album is part of the original artefact as is the original order
of the photos in the album.

If there is a strong need to remove the images I would suggest contacting a
photo conservator (The American Institute for Conservation has a website and
can recommend conservators in your area.

Over the years I have taught a number of workshops on preserving old
photographs and their original order and housing (including old albums that
wouldn't meet modern archival standards) are part of their history and often
as important to preserve as the photographs.

Roger

-- 
Roger Watson
Fox Talbot Museum
Lacock, Wiltshire



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> Subject: Removing photos from photo album
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> We have some old photos dating back into the early 1900s mounted with
> glue in a photo album on black pages.  Many of the photos I can gently
> remove (the glue is so old it is not holding on many), however, what is
> a safe way to remove the photographs PLUS the glue?  Any suggestions
> would be appreciated.
> 
> 
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