Definitely scan the photos as suggested. Also as mentioned people do collect old photos, even if unrelated to them. What is not wanted by a local museum, you could put on ebay.
However, think about your family members even those who are distant relations or future generations. There may be someone (or someone to come) who will be very interested in the photos. If anyone has some space to store a few things, then do! You might weed out some duplicates. Back in the days of film we tended to keep every photo, even if only a few were really good. Better to save a good selection of things rather than be the relative who got rid of a lot of really cool stuff. :-) -Carol > The photos, however are a treasure. I have one large rubbermaid tote full > of albums going back to the 1870s - most of the people are identified, and > there is at least one photo of a child in a coffin. O.o There aren't too > many dates on the actual photos, however. There is a story inscribed on > the > flyleaf about how that album was the only thing rescued from a house fire > when the dad broke a window from outside and reached in to get it off a > bookstand. > What does a person do with this kind of stuff? I don't have infinite > storage. My brother kept it all, but didn't do anything with it either. I > doubt much of it has a lot of value to people who aren't related to the > family in some way. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
