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Alexander Hesler/George Ayres interpositive of Abraham Lincoln

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 Interpositive of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler/George Ayres

Interpositive of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler/George Ayres

Here’s a really interesting video about a glass photo image of Abraham Lincoln being repaired. I guess it’s full technical identification is an Alexander Hesler/George Ayres interpositive. Too bad its only 30 seconds. I would have liked to see more details. Really interesting:

Photographic conservation is so interesting. Has anyone else seen photos in a light box like this? Is this a highly unusual set up?

Here’s another 30 sec video of a project in our lab on a Spanish Colonial painting:

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51 Responses to "Alexander Hesler/George Ayres interpositive of Abraham Lincoln"
  1. Ryan Ridgway says:

    Wow! What a cool method of preserving the past! I’ve never seen this before, thanks for sharing.

  2. Haley Cox says:

    How cool! Great to know we can repair historical documentation and photography as fine as this

  3. Jessica says:

    How neat! Great photo as well 🙂 thanks for the cool post

  4. These restorations are truly amazing! While I don’t currently have any art or photos that need restoration, I will certainly keep this site in mind if I ever meet somebody who does. My in-laws have a ton of valuable old art on their walls and I’m sure I will be mentioning this site to them.

  5. Mason Riley says:

    Great job on repairing this historical documentation and photography. Its amazing what professionals can do. Do not try this at home! I’m looking forward to seeing more updates from this blog.

  6. Corky Giles says:

    Nice photo and video Alexander Hesler/George Ayres interpositive of Abraham Lincoln Thanks for sharing

  7. Komik Sözler says:

    Thanks, super interesting, nice photo of Lincoln and video.

  8. David Beufl says:

    Nice photo. Thanks for sharing such a great stuff with us.

  9. Very interesting and amazing work! Thanks for post.

  10. Alice Khicho says:

    The 30 second spanish colonial painting video is really good. I’m a big fan of those kind of paintings and the technique is great.

  11. Maya Trace says:

    Nice pictures. This video was so incredible. That kind of work blows me away. Its so detailed and scarry. Thanks for posting such an awesome post.

  12. You are a very talented writer! Thanks for sharing this great and interesting stuff. I would like to see more posts like this.!

  13. Great post. A very good method of restoring old photos and art pieces. Though I don’t have any which requires restoration, I will bookmark this page for future use.

  14. Very impressive blog. I found this just after the hype of the Abraham Lincoln film, so it caught my eye. What I didn’t expect was such a resourceful and impressive feat of hands. Well done and thank you for a treat to my eyes.

  15. I like it. As a photo professional, I’ve never seen such great work. Wonderful.

  16. Adam says:

    The people doing this are artists in the strictest of senses. The amount of patience and craftsmanship is huge…and the responsibility…I can’t even imagine.

  17. How neat! Great photo as well

  18. James Socia says:

    Really interesting info. Thanks

  19. Perry Horton says:

    I adore vintage photos!! This post was so interesting!!

  20. Perry Horton says:

    It’s my favourite photo’s type. Thanks a lot for valuable video.

  21. Erwin Maya says:

    This photo shows that Abraham Lincoln was a figure to be respected and be an example for young people. Thanks for your wonderful work in saving it.

  22. Lynsey Grace says:

    Thanks for sharing the video. I’m glad I found this blog and so nice to discover here the photo image of Abraham Lincoln being repaired. I’m a photographer and I was amazed that someone can do this. Thanks.

  23. Wow, that is incredible how they can restore images without any real damage. Thanks for sharing the videos.

  24. jay says:

    That’s a really cool video… I didn’t know you can do that.. Thanks for sharing this amazing video with us.

  25. Jamie Wanto says:

    Wow, amazing. I’m thankful for people that can do this kind of work.

  26. Mason Taylor says:

    Oh! Amazing effort by the art conservator with this photo. I never thought such wonderful work was possible.

  27. This is a such a great picture/photo and I have been told the Abraham Lincoln was an honest guy! I guess he deserves to be preserved.

  28. Faith Dalia says:

    Awesome. that restoration is amazing!

  29. This information is really useful. I have not heard much about this before. I do have many childhood photographs which are discolored and faded. Also my grand mom’s photo too need restoration as it has a very old look. Thanks for sharing this information.

  30. Tangga Lagu Barat says:

    Thank for posting about him, actually i don;t know much more about him. Appreciate it ! 🙂

  31. clarke says:

    Wow that restoration is fantastic. So thanks for sharing

  32. Manny Kurniagan says:

    I love the videos, give me more thinking and idea. Thank for video share.

  33. ed brown says:

    This is an awesome photo of our 16th – and arguably one of our greatest Presidents.

  34. Scarlet Brown says:

    I truly respect Abraham Lincoln and this is a really impressive restoration of a photograph. I loved this video.

  35. Desert Rose says:

    Abraham Lincoln has shared very good sayings with us, and we are realizing them in this modern age. He was a nice person, and you have shared some amazing details.

  36. Jenny Maria says:

    I really enjoyed the quality information in this blog post. Really interesting!

  37. Jonson says:

    I enjoyed every little bit part of this article and video. Really loved reading your blog post. The information was very informative and helpful.

  38. Lillie Stadium says:

    Wow thats cool ! thanks for sharing.

  39. Jimmy Rod says:

    Thank you so much for putting together such great information on one of my favorite presidents.

  40. ilahi dinle says:

    very Thanks, super interesting, nice photo of Lincoln and video.

  41. Kevin says:

    Great job on repairing this historical documentation and photography. Its amazing what professionals can do.

  42. chirag says:

    Never knew that there is whole different science in preserving.Thanks for such a great information…

  43. RAVI says:

    Really interesting info. Thanks

  44. yseo says:

    Wow , actually am a videographer but i never know Never knew that there is whole different science in preserving.Thanks for such a great information…

  45. David says:

    Great job on repairing this historical documentation and photography. Its amazing what professionals can do.

  46. Sam Skinson says:

    Such an interesting effort to save an artifact and treasure of Abraham Lincoln! Very interesting.

  47. Steve Ravan says:

    Wow, This is really interesting.

  48. AJ Sharman says:

    Amazing treatments. I love what you can do to preserve the past.

  49. Seneha says:

    Thanks for sharing this interesting info

  50. Haaka says:

    Hello, I just wanted to tell you, your blog is very good for reading.

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