Period correct 8 x 10 print techniques and help

[Craig Fransen]

I'm looking for help in making some historically accurate prints from a series of 8 x 10" glass negatives I have which came from Bushnell Studios in Portland circa 1915-30. I'll be donating these negatives to the Oregon Historical Society and would like to suggest to them that these photos and history around Bushnell would make an interesting show. There are about 1,500 negatives, all portraits from Portland, but I'd want to print maybe up to 20.

I only have negatives and I don't know how printing techniques differed in those days. The negatives often have order instructions; e.g., gold tone, etc.

I'm looking for advice in finding someone who can make historically accurate prints at a museum quality / show level.

I've enclosed a sample scan. From my inexpert viewpoint, the images are truly spectacular.

Craig Fransen
Tacoma