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From: "Jim Gill" <>
Subject: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] scanning glass negatives
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 19:45:04 -0500


I can't seem to find the answer to this simple question anywhere else -- I
want to scan some old glass negatives on a flat bed scanner. Do I put the
emulsion side down or up? The instructions for the Transparent Media Adapter
on my Microtek E3 says "face down."

And, while I'm asking, is there anything I can do to clean these negatives
without damaging them? I assume I could get a soft brush for lint and dust.
Suggestions appreciated.

Photos were taken around 1910.

Jim Gill
webmaster, Catlin Historical Society


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