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Posted By: davidcycleback

With antique paintings and prints in original wooden frames, the conservators often recommends the painting be removed as the acidic wood may be damaging the painting. They may recommend a new frame and matte or, if you really like the original frame, acid free rematte the art and put it back in. So keeping something in original state is not always what a conservator would recommend. Even if the owner wanted them to remain in the album for aesthetic purposes, the conservator would still recommend the photos be removed, fixed up and put back with acid free backing.

In short, I don't think a conservator would find anything amiss about removing the photos and removing any back glue.