Bill Suderman
28-Apr-2011, 14:55
I have resently been handed a shoe box jammed full of my late father-in-law's old negs from his days as a freelance news fotog in El Paso, Texas back in the late 30's, 40's, 50's. (All 4x5, I've logged more than 500 negs and it's hard to tell I've started...will take time but will be interesting.) Being in that business, he typically printed wet, so many of the negs are under-fixed and under-washed. At this time, I'm cataloging each negative for subject and film type. I have just finished setting up a table to begin the wet work, thought I'd take a moment to ask if any of you have done anything like this and might have a suggestion or two getting this done.
The process will be: Load film hangers, 4 up. Pre-wet, fix, rinse, hypo-eliminate, wash, wetting agent, hang to dry.
I'm not sure what I'll find as far as image contant is concerned, but the people are all entering retirement age at this time, so there is historic value for someone...yes, I have several archivists to hookup with lateron.
Thanks for stopping by,
Bill Suderman
The process will be: Load film hangers, 4 up. Pre-wet, fix, rinse, hypo-eliminate, wash, wetting agent, hang to dry.
I'm not sure what I'll find as far as image contant is concerned, but the people are all entering retirement age at this time, so there is historic value for someone...yes, I have several archivists to hookup with lateron.
Thanks for stopping by,
Bill Suderman