I had about 15 albums of pictures I had taken over 50 years. I was so sick of thinking about them, my son told me to put them in the freezer. Every once and awhile I pull one out and remove some pictures and lay them out to dry. Many of them have mold around the edges but still they’re ok. The most difficult thing for me was throwing out pictures of family members that were beyond rescue including pictures of my Son William who is deceased. As a Catholic it was like throwing old Palm in the garbage. Afterwoulds I thought, maybe I should have burned them. Is it true that there is a limit to free restoration (20) pictures?

[…] All photos need to be dry and removed from picture frames and albums. Those that cannot be extracted will still be copied, but the quality may suffer. Photos that are stuck together can be separated by soaking, but should first be tested on a corner to see if the emulsion is stable enough to soak. Further instructions on care can be found on “Salvage Flood-Damaged Photos.” […]

[…] Anyone can bring up to 20 photos that were damaged from Hurricane Sandy to be evaluated and potentially restored. If a photo is repairable, the team will digitally capture and later restore, print and mail it to the owner at no cost. The original photo remains with the owner. Further instructions on photo care can be found here. […]

[…] Operation Photo Rescue (OPR) will be coming to Seaside Height, NJ on May 3-5 to help families with photos damaged by Hurricane Sandy. For instructions on the care of damage photos, please reference this Page. […]