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Treatment Report Item: 06-103 Date: 11/15/2006 Conservator: Brenna Campbell Instructor: Karen Pavelka Custodian: Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin Curator: Stephanie Malmros Description: Rolled Silver Gelatin Photograph Treatment Objective To enable the photograph to be safely handled, viewed, and stored. Description and Condition Approximate dimensions: (8” x 10”) (precise length uncertain) The silver gelatin print appears to be in good condition. The photograph was rolled, emulsion-side in, possibly for storage. Less than ¼ of the length of photo is exposed. The photo appears to have been developed onto a medium-weight white paper of fairly good quality. Although the photo cannot be unrolled, small areas of the image can be seen by looking down the inside of the roll, and by examining the outer edge of the roll, which can be opened very slightly. In these visible areas, the baryta layer appears intact, and the emulsion layer seems to be in generally good condition. No major creases, tears, or losses are visible. Small dents and folds occur on the corners, and along some edges. The inside of the roll appears to be rather dusty, but it is not clear whether this dust has damaged the emulsion layer. A rather large (roughly 1 cm) spot of what appears to be adhesive is visible roughly 3.5” in from the top margin. Paper fibers remain attached to this adhesive spot, suggesting that the photograph may have at one time been mounted onto a sheet of light-grey paper. Treatment Proposal
Estimated Treatment Time: 1 hour Possible Effects of Treatment Exposing the photograph to moisture in the humidity chamber could soften the emulsion and potentially alter the surface quality upon flattening. The emulsion layer, if not humidified sufficiently could crack when the photograph is unrolled. Additionally, much of the photograph is not accessible, any obscured media cannot be tested for water solubility—there is a potential that such media, if it exists, could bleed or halo during humidification. Treatment Notes After flattening, the emulsion layer appeared to be in fairly good condition, although its surface has been disturbed by drops of water at some point in the past. A small crack in the emulsion layer at the lower left corner was consolidated with gelatin. Treatment Procedure
Treatment Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
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