From: Winneconne Historical Society <historicalsocietyofwinneconne@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 11:09:37 -0500 Message-ID: <CABiiGdd2RCT=y4997-JVcdqy6VkXgjYAg8dcY51akemUFBsu9Q@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: To be framed or not to be framed - that is the question.
Where did you purchase the boxes that you use for the photos? Thanks, mls
On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 11:25 AM Rebecca Dubey <
curator@saukcountyhistory.org> wrote:
> Hello Samuel,
> At the Sauk County Historical Society I remove all photographs from their
> frames for the two reasons you have stated.
>
> Most photos are placed in frames that will, over time, harm the photo
> within them, and we too, have limited storage space. I place all photos in
> Archival Photo envelopes, which go into archival boxes. We have 7,000
> cataloged photos, which all fit on one shelf unit.
>
> Before inserting the photographs, I mark each envelope across the top with
> (from L to R:) People's names; Subject, place, or landmark are written at
> the center, and Object ID on the far right.
>
> We have five box sizes: 4 x 5; 4 x 6; 5 x 7; 8 x 10; and 11.5 x 14.5"
> Anything larger goes into the flat file. They are filed by Object ID
> numbers instead of subject to avoid confusion. Each is cataloged and
> scanned. We have requests for the originals only once in a while.
>
> Mounted prints and prints I can not remove from paper/cardboard frames are
> also placed in the envelopes and filed in boxes.
>
> I hope this helps. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other
> questions,
> Becca
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 3:32 PM Samuel Marshall <
> marshallwimuseum@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Original portraits (photos) are most often gifted to us with original
>> frames. I appreciate that original frames have historical value, BUT, what
>> if they are in bad shape or they are the very deep style that takes up the
>> space of 5 other frames? We have very limited space constraints and
>> miniscule storage.
>> I am considering moving our large format portrait photos to archival
>> sleeves. Any guidance would be appreciated.
>> Diana Skalizky, Marshall Area Historical Society.
>>
>
>
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> Rebecca DuBey, Museum Curator
> Sauk County Historical Society
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>
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