tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post8041732706330219842..comments2024-03-10T17:58:10.080-07:00Comments on The Turning of Generations: Rescue From The "Chemical Sandwich of Doom" on Sorting SaturdayMichelle Goodrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-7983012113467906722011-03-01T15:58:50.507-07:002011-03-01T15:58:50.507-07:00Linda,
I have many old photos, letters, etc that ...Linda,<br /><br />I have many old photos, letters, etc that are in fantastic shape too. I've wondered if maybe the paper was better as well. I also think I've been somewhat lucky in that they were at least stored in a place with a fairly mild environment. Not too hot or cold, most of the time, and hot too dry or humid, most of the time.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm still trying to improve their living environment so they will last another 100 years.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-82711652421925505282011-03-01T10:46:41.557-07:002011-03-01T10:46:41.557-07:00I may have forgotten to put in my name on my last ...I may have forgotten to put in my name on my last comment about old letters and photos: sorry.linda Gartzhttp://www.familyarchaeologist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-59491587835365641822011-03-01T10:45:55.510-07:002011-03-01T10:45:55.510-07:00What's amazing to me is that the oldest photos...What's amazing to me is that the oldest photos I have (some over 100 years, are in the best shape--even though my grandmother kept some in a plastic sleeve of some sort -- but it must have been acid free. I transferred to an archival plastic sleeve to be safe. Photo albums from 70-80 years ago-- on that black paper using photo corners - good as new. Most amazing, the 100 year old letters I have (many deciphered/translated and on my blog) aren't yellowed or cracked, despite having been folded! Paper was better back then.Linda Gartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-52850125485437407272011-02-26T18:33:05.785-07:002011-02-26T18:33:05.785-07:00Carol and Anonymous,
Good luck with getting your ...Carol and Anonymous,<br /><br />Good luck with getting your pictures out of those albums. I've been fortunate so far (knock on wood) in that none of my photos have become one with the page.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-8930726292997616242011-02-26T16:36:30.433-07:002011-02-26T16:36:30.433-07:00I have many of those devil albums dating back to t...I have many of those devil albums dating back to the 60's. Some of the pictures have grown into the glue and permanently attached themselves. I've had to decide which side to preserve and which to photograph before I cut it apart. I've taken good quality closeups with my macro lens and mourned the loss of a lot of old Polaroid hard copies. I will definitely buy one of those Flip scanners and start to scan while watching TV. Better use of my time than folding clothes.. and I'm SOOOO good at multi-tasking! Thanks for the idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-90298219349543647262011-02-26T09:33:01.904-07:002011-02-26T09:33:01.904-07:00Your father took a GREAT photo! Glad you were abl...Your father took a GREAT photo! Glad you were able to rescue it.<br /><br />I have some of those albums that I cannot get the photos out of, yet.<br /><br />I have scanned the photos on the page, and then, set it aside. Someday I hope to get them out, but, if not, I do have the scanned image.<br /><br />I have filled several trash cans with the remains of these icky albums.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-57215829482032587072011-02-26T08:46:58.255-07:002011-02-26T08:46:58.255-07:00Thank you Dorene!
Lisa, Good luck on saving your ...Thank you Dorene!<br /><br />Lisa, Good luck on saving your photos. Those albums sure were popular. I have rescued quite a few already but more keep cropping up!Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-65486701600145399712011-02-26T07:26:55.033-07:002011-02-26T07:26:55.033-07:00What a lovely wedding photo! So glad you could res...What a lovely wedding photo! So glad you could rescue the photos to a safer environment.Dorene from Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371522353987796175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083165316546520942.post-34263499294845327242011-02-26T07:08:50.054-07:002011-02-26T07:08:50.054-07:00Oh dear...worry, worry worry! I have about a dozen...Oh dear...worry, worry worry! I have about a dozen of those chemical sandwiches full of photos I took from the early 70s to the late 90s up in the top of my closet. I MUST get them down NOW and remove them from peril! (Thanks for shoving me over the edge of my procrastination!)Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.com