Guide to Online Resources

Photographs

A Short Guide to Film Base Photographic Materials: Identification, Care, and Duplication
Northeast Document Conservation Center

Care of Photographs
Northeast Document Conservation Center

Cold Storage: A Long-Term Preservation Strategy for Film-Based Photographic Materials
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 14/4 Caring for Photographs: General Guidelines (PDF, 681KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 14/5 Caring for Photographs: Special Formats (PDF, 700KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 14/6 Caring for Color Photographs (PDF, 593KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 14/8 Caring for Cellulose Nitrate Film (PDF, 248KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 14/9 Identification of Film-Based Photographic Materials
(PDF, 366KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 2/22 Disposal of Cellulose Nitrate Film (PDF, 240KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Creating Long-Lasting Inkjet Prints
Northeast Document Conservation Center

Digital Print Preservation Portal
Image Permanence Institute

IPI’s Media Storage Quick Reference (PDF, 1.01 MB, link to parent page)
Image Permanence Institute

Saving Your Treasures: Photographs
Nebraska State Historical Society, Gerald Ford Conservation Center

Storage Enclosures for Photographic Materials
Northeast Document Conservation Center

The Care and Preservation of Photographic Prints
The Henry Ford

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