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From: "Robert E Lewis" <>
Subject: Re: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] scanning glass negatives
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:46:55 -0700
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Jim,

I would just clean very lightly with a camel's hair brush from a camera
store or you could use a can of compressed air also available from a camera
store. My guess is that the emulsion side should be down. Try it and if it
comes out reversed you'll know that I was wrong!

Robert E. Lewis

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Gill <>
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Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 5:45 PM
Subject: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] scanning glass negatives


> 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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