Archiving 101: Organizing and Caring for Family Photographs -Heather Potter

[@janephillips409]

This was EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you so much.

[@lindaj5492]

16:21 You mention using pencil for notes on back of prints: this is REALLY important as biro, felt tip / Sharpie, and other ink markers will eventually bleed through and spoil the front image.

[@danieleniccoli3871]

I am pretty sure you shouldn't be storing negatives in plastic sleeves.

[@f.puttstycker2784]

How photographs and negatives from 1918 determined to be in public domain? If they are in public domain can a digital scan of originals be copyrighted? Or licensed ? I have many original but am reluctant to sell them without knowing the real value. The images of original .New legislation coming soon ,?

[@edwardyeutson8507]

How I scan pictures and Documents I have 23,000 hard copies family pictures and 20 to 40 thousand documents. I have from family when I first started before computers and scanners, I took pictures of pictures with a 35mm camera once computer and scanners came to be I scanned all my pictures and documents. what I do I use image numbers as the identification only of a picture and I never use that image number again. I tell family don’t give me a description of the picture or a name because as many pictures as I have scanned, I won’t know what your or who you’re talking about. Give me the image number! As I have many thumb drives and TB drives scattered around the US. I also like to make it simple. To set your computer for split screen. Draw your screen to the left till their only 2 images showing the left image is the picture and the right is who is in the picture. If you have already scanned your pictures that’s not a problem have your tec., make it so when you use the same image number as the picture it won’t delete the picture like img20,000 -20,000 (2) who is in the picture regardless how many times you use that image number it will just go to 20,000 (3) and so on. I only use Jpg because I have been at funerals the person used a different format it wouldn’t work at the funeral home all their machines are Jpg. Ok on the bottom left corner on the back of the picture I print the image number like img20,000 - 20,001 the even number is the picture the odd number is who is in the picture. If the picture and who is in the picture switches sides, you know you messed up say you didn’t like the scan and scanned the picture again and forgot to turn the scanner number back one. Now at first when I started, I typed who was in the picture that takes to much time when you have 40,000 pictures to scan, and I was scanning not just for a few days but years 8hr. a day I have some 150-year-old pictures done with a led pencil I didn’t know for a long time there was anything written on the picture. So, on the newer pictures I use permanent photo pin I am going to put DANGER not every photo pin is picture safe. The thing you must do is get a piece of junk photo paper your can get some at any place where they make hard copies picture for you. The pen I have used for years is. IDenti pen #44101 schwarz noir #49 XYK-T Black quick drying fine on one end and bold on the other. I check every pen by writing my full name on junk photo paper put the cap back on then rub my finger across where I just wrote my name if the ink doesn’t smudge the pen is good if the pen smudges throw it away, I don’t care how much you paid for it. On the back of the picture print don’t write. Something I need to do is make an index as my shelving in the computer room is 15 shelves high and A to H across 47 albums 500 pictures to each album and document 36 2 ½ D ring binders.