Caring for Cultural Material 1

Caring for Cultural Material 2

Damage and Decay

Managing Collections

Managing People

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

Glossary

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Caring for Cultural Material 1
In this volume:
– Paper
– Books
arrow Photographs
– Paintings
– Electronic Information Media
– Acknowledgments
Photographs
In this chapter:
– Objectives
– Introduction
– Types of photographs
– What are the most common types of damage
arrow 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

Common causes of damage

All the most common types of damage are caused by:

  • poor handling;

  • poor storage methods;

  • inappropriate display methods;

  • chemical changes in the photograph;

  • chemical changes caused by chemicals that are present in materials in contact with the photographs; and

  • a combination of any or all of the above.

The following sections will outline practical steps you can take to minimise damage.

 

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