storing and displaying photos

[Lordstan]

Brian,
I have seen so many different ways to store them.
I use a combination of 3 things.

1) 4mil Mylar comic book bags. They are not really what you imagine as bags. They are pretty stiff in comparison to plain pages. Some I will put in top loaders.
These are the ones I use. E Gerber has some great info on their site about conservation. I got them at a comic store.


2)This idea I got from Ben. Itoya Presentation Portfolios. They make different sizes. I went with 11x14 so I could fit pretty much any photo in. The pages are crystal clear and archival safe. Some photos I put in Mylar and then in the portfolio. Keeps them safe and flat while allowing safe removal to look at the back.



3) Lastly is the frame job. Obviously you need archival safe mats. You may or may not need UV glass depending on your light source. In my mancave, I put in only LED lights which give off little to no UV, so I went cheap without the UV glass. Some of my photos I scanned and framed the scans instead of the original.

This is an original photo framed with 2 publications it appeared in.



This is a copy of an original I own.



Also, regardless of which you use, I know some members store their most valuable in a SD box.

Good Luck and show off some of your stuff.
Mark

[Brian]

Thanks, Guys! Great advice as always, what I love about this forum.
I will try to post some photos soon.
Brian