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Preservation Education Curriculum Image Library

Images have been provided to assist you in illustrating most of the lessons. This collection should not be considered the definitive source for preservation images. Rather, use it to enhance your presentations and perhaps update some of your existing images. NEDCC is grateful to the many vendors and institutions—libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies—that were willing to share their photographs for this project.

These photographs are available as 72 dpi JPEG files, which can be downloaded for multimedia presentations in the classroom. You can view the caption and copyright notice for each photograph when you view the enlarged image. These images are to be used for educational purposes only and should not be published without permission from the copyright holder.

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This series of faded chromogenic color prints shows cyan dye fading first, then yellow, then red. Color photograph showing no fading. Color photograph showing extensive fading. Cross-section of a chromogenic print. When ink is applied to uncoated stock, the ink droplets are absorbed by the paper fibers and spread. When ink is applied to coated stock, the coating allows the ink droplets to sit on top of the paper surface. The image is crisp because the ink droplets have not spread. Cross-section of an inkjet print.