CAW Project Showcase

Gottscho Acetate Negative Recovery

albumenworks — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:35:28 +0000

Approximately 800 negatives made by the architectural photographer Samuel H. Gottscho, in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York, are in the process of being conserved, rehoused, and digitized by Chicago Albumen Works. As with other acetate negative recovery projects which CAW has undertaken, the pellicle is removed from the unstable and badly damaged base, carefully pieced together if broken or cracked, scanned at high resolution, and duplicate negatives are produced.

For more information about Samuel H. Gottscho please visit MCNY’s site, or read this interesting New York Times article by Randy Kennedy: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/arts/design/27myth.html.

Negative before, during, and after treatment. Image use courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York:

International Music Hall, Theater Interior, 1932
Photograph by Samuel H. Gottscho
Museum of the City of New York, Gottscho-Schleisner Collection

JPAC

albumenworks — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:29:15 +0000

CAW is currently working on a project to conserve deteriorated acetate x-rays and flouroscope images from the Korean War. By stripping the layer of gelatin emulsion away from the deteriorating acetate base, it is possible to flatten these badly distorted, cracked, and discolored images and to scan the restored image. For more information on this project, please see the article recently published in the Boston Globe.

Welcome

albumenworks — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:58:03 +0000

Welcome to the brand new Chicago Albumen Works blog. This blog has been created as a way to showcase some of the many projects that have passed through CAW’s doors. Since every project that comes to us is different and presents new challenges, we are constantly learning and adapting to meet out clients’ needs. We look forward to sharing with you our ongoing efforts, and we hope that this blog can provide a useful resource for those who are interested in learning more about our services. For more information about our company, please visit our website:

http://www.albumenworks.com/