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Question #1
Nineteenth century cards, such as OJs, frequently appear quite faded with barely perceptible images. One could presume that this is a result of the aging process. I doubt that the faded images were taken in a smoke filled studio, but I guess that's possible.
So whatever the cause of their apparent degradation in over 100 years, their future seems uncertain.
In another 100 years will the images on these cards vanish completely and the OJs will all become virtually identical blank rectangles?