From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Aug 9 19:08:49 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7A18njb019464; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 19:08:49 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7A18m7Y022071 for ; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 19:08:48 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k79MTSFI021144 for ; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:29:28 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k79MTS10021143 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:29:28 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k79JOXFI020723 for ; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:24:33 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k79M3g13032385 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:03:42 -0600 X-Envelope-From: rockydan@cebridge.net Wed Aug 9 16:03:42 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k79M3gjb032376 for ; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:03:42 -0600 Received: from mxo4.broadbandsupport.net (mxo4.broadbandsupport.net [209.55.3.84]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k79M3dS8002877 for ; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 16:03:40 -0600 Received: from cebridge.net (unknown [24.32.133.211]) by mxo4.broadbandsupport.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 859E6AAC003; Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:03:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <44DA5BB0.1020602@cebridge.net> Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:03:28 -0500 From: Dan Brennan User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20021120 Netscape/7.01 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com, sdm.prowett@gmail.com References: <200608092100.k79L0R1w025776@lists5.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-broadbandsupport-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-broadbandsupport-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-broadbandsupport-MailScanner-From: rockydan@cebridge.net X-Spam-Status: No X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] ReTintypes AND Census images I really do not know for sure about tintypes fading. It seems logical that the images would fade over time and especially in bright light. I googled and did not find any thing specific about tintypes and light. One source recommended scanning all tintypes so there would be a more permanent record after the tintype faded. I think one scan would not materially accelerate the fading. You would not need more than one scan if you had the digital copy. But I am not an expert. But I would keep the originals in archival sleeves and in the dark just to be careful. I scan everything once and then mess with the digital copies. ------------------------------------------- As for census images being readable, it is suggested that you download them as .PDF files. then you can open them in Adobe Reader and zoom in for a much detail as you like. Also, if you click on the select image button at the top, then select just the image, not the black edges, then go to FILE, PRINT, SELECTION, you will get a print that extends to the page setup margins. Most that I have are readable just that way. Some require a bit of magnification.