Since 1976 the Chicago Albumen Works has focused exclusively on developing a wide range of services and products to assist the country’s leading museums, institutions, and private collections with the execution of their photograph preservation programs. The Chicago Albumen Works provides the following services:

DIGITAL SERVICES (click for more info)

CAPTURE

• High Resolution, Archive Scanning
• High Resolution Optical Image Capture
  

OUTPUT

• Digital File to Archival Film for Preservation and Access (LVT)
• Duplicate Negatives and Copy Negatives from Digital Files
• Restored Color Transparencies
• Archival Ink Jet Prints
• Multiple File Delivery Options: CD, DVD, Hard Drive, FTP transfer.

ACETATE DETERIORATION

• Recovery of Deteriorated Negatives
• Recovery of Deteriorated Microfilm
  

TRADITIONAL DUPLICATING AND PRINTING SERVICES

• Archival Duplication (Film)
• Fabrication of Custom Enclosures

• Vintage Media Prints
• Contemporary Media Prints
  

COLLECTION SERVICES

• Collection Surveys
• Imagebase/Database Development
• Disaster Recovery