On 2015-12-29 14:40 , Brian Walters wrote:
So my question is - how do others store
prints so that they are both protected but accessible for viewing from
time to time?
I'm talking here about reasonably large prints - most are about 45cm x
30cm (18in x 12in).
i manage an archive of my dad's prints, negatives and contact sheets (about
1800 prints); every print is in a appropriately sized archival poly sleeve,
with an image id printed on a small sticker on the outside of the sleeve;
the prints themselves have an image id and a print id penciled on the back;
i believe these are the sleeves:
<http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/toploadtrade-envelopes-fits-8-x-10-pages/protective-sleeves-prints-negatives-records/>
this poly material isn't perfectly clear, but it is clear enough for
occasional temporary display use; the material is thicker and more
protective than some clearer plastics
a database connects the image id to the id and size of each print made of
that image, along with other info to help us find images
prints are grouped based on approximate paper size (there a lot of off-size
prints, some trimmed, most not); unmounted prints (mostly medium and
smaller-sized) are stacked flat in archival boxes, in order of image id; a
label on the box includes a size indication and the range of image ids; the
boxes are the tan variety here:
<http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/tan-truecore-flat-storage-box-9-x-12-x-3/flat-photo-storage-boxes/>
a few hundred prints are dry-mounted on largish boards; these are stacked
upright on shelves much as one might stack record albums — carefully, so
that there isn't a lot of leaning or pressure, and with the openings of the
sleeves facing back; they are grouped by size of print and then in order by
image id, with paper dividers indicating what is what; there is a shelving
diagram which assists with finding and reshelving prints
storage is in a cool basement room that stayed bone dry despite flowing
water through the back yard in Boulder's recent 1000-year flood
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