PhotoArk has been creating digital archives of photographic collections for historical societies and museums since 1994. We scan original photographs, negatives, glass plates and lantern slides at high resolution, making the collection accessible while arresting deterioration of the informational content of the images.

The image here is a selection from the Brattleboro Historical Society's 5"X7" glass plate negative collection, which PhotoArk is presently archiving.

PhotoArk has developed its own scanning procedures for glass negatives and lantern slides. The surface of the glass plate does not come into contact with the flatbed during scanning, thus preventing damage to the original and ensuring a clean scan.