Q: What's better than..........

[480sparky43 43]

............. having an original print of your Grandmother in her wedding gown in 1933?

A: Having the original negative for the image!!!!!!!

Yep! In my project to digitize all my old family photos, I've come across about 1,000 original negatives tucked away in several old photofinishing envelopes! And I was starting to get a sense of déjà vu when I started in on the negatives.

So I went back to my print scans, and lo and behold!: There's the print for the negative!

 

[tirediron]

VERY cool!!!

 

[wyogirl]

That is awesome!

 

[480sparky43 43]

I've recognized about 10 - 12 negatives I recall seeing as prints. And I'm sure I'll find others as I digitize more negs, and more once I start actually looking at the digital files.

So now, (

sigh!) I need to figure out how to cross-reference them to each other. I'm far too entrenched in a catalog method for both to somehow magically marry up the prints with the negs.

I think I'll just add a notation to the print (Catalog no. C-99), saying "Negative is at Neg. A-08" and vice-versa.

 

[Josh66]

Nice!

Do you know what format they are? Looks like it might be (or might be close to) 6x9.

 

[480sparky43 43]

Nice!

Do you know what format they are? Looks like it might be (or might be close to) 6x9.

Most of the negs are 3x5"

 

[timor]

............. having an original print of your Grandmother in her wedding gown in 1933?

So here is Bonnie. Where is Clyde ?

Cool, cool, cool. You have my envy .

 

[mmaria]

oh... nice!

 

[xj0hnx]

Very cool, and you don't have to worry about it crashing.

And, it looks like she is floating.

 

[terri38 9]

What a treasure you've uncovered!! And now you get to safeguard them for your family. :heart: