I visited the HOF three years ago for research and was impressed by the care they gave the 19th century photographs I was viewing. Items in the HOF can be personally viewed by visitors. As a security measure, security cameras record the individual viewing the items. The archivists wore white gloves while handling the items and require visitors to do the same. Even with gloves, I was informed that some items were too fragile to handle except by the archivist. Many of the rare photographs I viewed were already scanned and stored in a database, which made it easy to order copies. Donating the CDVs to the HOF and keeping the set together is worth considering. Just my 2 cents...
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