Inspecting Nitrate Film
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| Library of Congress Restoration of "The Maltese Falcon"
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| Contact Printer Loaded to Copy Nitrate Film
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Sample of A Piece of Hand Colored Film
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A "Pin" Splice
Example of a film received a LOC Conservation Center with a Straight pin as a Splice
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Tape Splice
Same as above but using a piece of masking tape !
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Deterioration 1
Example of film received with some type of crystals formed on the film base.
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Deterioration 2
Example of film that has caused the film can to be eaten away.
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Intermediate stage of Nitrate Decomposition
Stage of Nitrate Film decomposition where the image has faded and is beginning to
become sticky.
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Final Stage of Decomposition
Film has disintegrated into dust.
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