reCollections: Caring for Cultural Material 1

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

Caring for Cultural Material 1

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Photographs
In this chapter:
	Objectives
–	Introduction
–	Types of photographs
–	What are the most common types of damage
–	Common causes of damage
–	The do's and don'ts of handling photographs
–	The do's and don'ts of repair and labelling
–	Storing photographs
–	Practical steps you can take to improve your photographic storage
–	Easy do-it-yourself methods for storing photographs
–	Displaying photographs
–	Summary of conditions for storage and display
–	Photographs in Australia's climactic zones
–	Some miscellaneous advice
	MORE ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS
–	A brief overview of photographic deterioration mechanisms
–	A brief overview of the chemistry of photography
–	Layer structures for various photographs
–	A brief history of the development of photography
–	Identification of historic photographs
–	For further reading
–	Self-evaluation quiz
–	Answers to self-evaluation quiz

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Photographs

At the end of this chapter you should:

have a basic knowledge of the main problems facing collections of historic photographs;
have an awareness of the different types of photographs and their different deterioration patterns;
know about appropriate storage and display techniques to ensure the preservation of photographic collections; and
be able to manage photographic collections in your care, so that access to the collections is assured while at the same time the collections receive maximum protection.