We have a wonderful collection (approximately 2300) Glass Magic Lantern Slides that were taken by a local resident 'Comrade Smith' in the mid to late 1800's.  There are both black & white and color slides. I am very interested in digitizing this valuable resources, but the Glass Lantern Slides severely need to be rehoused as well. Firstly, do you see any significant problems with rehousing the Glass Magic Lantern Slides whilst in the midst of digitizing them? I would like them to be handled as little as possible, and I thought this would be a way to overcome this problem.

Secondly, how could I properly clean the Glass Lantern Slides? There is a lot of dust that has accumulated on them over the years and they do need to be cleaned before scanned. I've read several tips: one stating I should utilize distilled water and a quick-tip or a v. damp cloth. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Farr
Project Archivist
Santa Fe Trail Center
1349 K-156 Hwy
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