I need advice organising and digitising old photos

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Hello I have approx 1000 photos all mixed up from early 1900’s up to about 10 years ago. I’d like to digitise them so I can stop worrying about loss or damage. Are their any services out there that will sort them all and scan them for me? Can an expert tell from the film/paper/watermarks/negatives enough to put them in a timeline or batches? Thanks :)

Tetsujin · Answer

I'm not really sure what you need as an answer here.
To answer exactly what you asked,

Yes to scanning, sorting would be a premium. Probably better to do that yourself.
You would probably be far better at this than a 3rd party, as you will know Aunt Edna is younger than Granny Weatherwax but older than Cousin Itt, & be able to timeline based on those cues.

Yes, probably, with a margin of error. Again, they would want to be paid for this, depending on the extent of the research necessary. You'd probably be as well just knowing "these are from the 50s… ish, before Great Uncle Eric got his wig" than more precise dates.

I need advice organising and digitising old photos

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