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Caring for Cultural Material 1
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Volume one:
Caring for Cultural Material 1

Photographs

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 climatic 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

FOREWORD . . A NOTE TO READERS . . INTRODUCTION

Home . . Caring for Cultural Material 1 . . Caring for Cultural Material 2
Damage and Decay . . Managing Collections . . Managing People
Handling, Transportation, Story and Display . . Glossary . . Index

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