One caveat, although you did mention "archivally processed". Wilhelm,
the same guy now most noted for his work on inkjet inks and papers, has
for years been researching the longevity of photographic materials. In
spite of earlier reports to the contrary, it is now known that a large
number of the RC based photographic papers are disintegrating, or their
image surfaces are.
Only fiber based B&W silver prints (properly processed) are considered
stable.
Art
Michael Moore wrote:
> After what was I reading on the CD storage thread, particularly about the work
> the Canadians are doing on determining the long term stability of vaious brands
> of CD's, plus the other factors of recorder type, speed, labels, etc., as well
> as the simple fact that they ain't no CDR that's been around as long as I have
> and Kodachrome has, all that makes me doubt that CDR's are my archiving
> technology of choice. FYI, if you check out the archiving standards set by HABS,
> which is the national group that sets up standards for US archives, Black and
> White archivally processed silver based images are the rule...
>
> Mike Moore
>
