{"id":15950,"date":"2017-09-28T21:34:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T01:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.118.96\/?p=15950"},"modified":"2022-03-16T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:14:42","slug":"matted-portfolio-prints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/matted-portfolio-prints\/","title":{"rendered":"Archivally Matted Portfolio Prints | Professional Quality on a Budget!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Photographer Sara Lyons presented a proposal to Historic Northampton, a historical society in western Massachusetts. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Her project<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"> involved researching information on local homes in Northampton that had been photographed in the early 1900s by the Howes Brothers, itinerant photographers who made a living by photographing residential properties and then selling the resulting prints they made to the then-current owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Sara&#8217;s proposal involved contacting the current owners of the same homes photographed by the Howes Brothers in order to create new &#8220;home portraits&#8221; based on the same camera angles and positioning of occupants as they appeared in the photographs from the early 1900s.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15964\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/category\/window-mat-cutting#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15964 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Prints-1.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"545\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/545;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographer Sara Lyons giving an archivally matted portfolio print to a woman whose home Sara was allowed to photograph as part of her project in Northampton, Mass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15970\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15970 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Shooting-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Shooting-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Shooting.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographer Sara Lyons at work. Photograph courtesy of Diane Norman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15951 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historic-Northampton-Announcement.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"760\" height=\"465\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historic-Northampton-Announcement.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Historic-Northampton-Announcement-600x367.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 760px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 760\/465;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The final result of Sara&#8217;s successful project was the mounting of a small, elegant exhibition of enlargements of the original Howes Brothers&#8217; images alongside her own color photographs of the same properties. She also created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/category\/window-mat-cutting#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archivally matted portfolio prints<\/a> to give to the current owners in appreciation for their participation in the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">She was able to archivally mat and mount her work to museum standards without going over budget with the help of<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0the experts at Archival Methods!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15981\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15981 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Howe-Tree-Fam-copy-600x378.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Howe-Tree-Fam-copy-600x378.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Howe-Tree-Fam-copy.jpg 617w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/315;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">244 Prospect Street, Northampton, MA, photographed by the Howes Brothers, c.1900 Image courtesy of Historic Northampton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14202\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saraklyons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14202 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sara-Tree-Fam-sharp-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sara-Tree-Fam-sharp-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sara-Tree-Fam-sharp.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The same home and current owners photographed in 2017 by Sara Lyons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/pre-cut-exhibition-mats-100-cotton-board#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Cut Exhibition Mats<\/a> are made of the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/bright-white-4ply-100-cotton-museum-board#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acid-free 100% Cotton Bright White Museum Board<\/a> that major galleries and museums use every day. We custom cut all of our mats in house. Pre-cut mats come in packages of five mats each and the price reflects a quantity discount.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15962\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/category\/window-mat-cutting#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15962 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-6.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"302\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-6.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-6-600x362.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/302;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pre-Cut Exhibition Mats are an economical choice when you&#8217;re looking for museum-quality presentation portfolio mats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15958\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/pre-cut-exhibition-mats-100-cotton-board#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15958 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-2-600x270.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-2-600x270.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-2.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/225;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara&#8217;s Pre-Cut Mats as she received them, expertly packaged to avoid any damage or bumped corners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Our Pre-Cut Exhibition Mats come pre-assembled, meaning that they were delivered to Sara already expertly hinged with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/linen-tyvek-tape#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> acid-free Linen Tape<\/a>. Again, this Linen Tape is the same material used every day in galleries and museums worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/linen-tyvek-tape#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15966 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-3x-600x392.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"327\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-3x-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-3x.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/327;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">When the time came to mount her prints into her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/pre-cut-exhibition-mats-100-cotton-board#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Cut Exhibition Mats<\/a>, Sara used acid-free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/filmoplast-tapes#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filmoplast P90 Tape<\/a>, which is the perfect archival solution for easy and professional hinging!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11089\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/filmoplast-tapes#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11089 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Filmoplast-Tape-P90-600x492.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"410\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Filmoplast-Tape-P90-600x492.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Filmoplast-Tape-P90.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/410;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easy-to-use archival Filmoplast P90 Tape comes in two widths for hinging both smaller and larger prints. It also comes in a P90 Plus version, when an even stronger hinge is required!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">To use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/filmoplast-tapes#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filmoplast P90<\/a> hinging tape, as Sara did here, simply position your photograph, artwork, or document in its mat so that when closed the image lines up right where you want it within the mat&#8217;s window. Use a gentle weight, such as one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/leather-paperweights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leather Paperweights<\/a>, to keep the print in place. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Next <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">open the mat and place a 1\/2&#8243; to 1&#8243; piece of tape under the upper corners of your piece with the adhesive facing <em>up<\/em> to adhere to the back of the print. The amount of tape extending beyond the edge of the print should be no greater than the width of the tape itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/filmoplast-tapes#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15961 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-5.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-5.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Print-Mounting-5-600x339.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/283;\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Next, place a second short piece of Filmoplast P90 over the tape that extends past the border of your image. The adhesive side of this second piece of tape should be facing down to secure the tape below it to the mat board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Yes, it&#8217;s that simple to professionally hinge your archivally matted portfolio prints\u2014exactly the same way frame shops and major galleries and museums do it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">With her prints archivally matted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/pre-cut-exhibition-mats-100-cotton-board#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Cut Exhibition Mats<\/a> and mounted with acid-free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/filmoplast-tapes#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filmoplast P90 Tape<\/a>, it was almost time for Sara to give her matted portfolio prints to the families who had allowed her to photograph their homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The final thing Sara did was to place each of her matted portfolio prints in archival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/crystal-clear-bags#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Clear Bags<\/a>. <\/span>Crystal Clear Bags protect matted and unmatted images and other flat materials you have. They keep fingerprints and dirt away from your piece. The resealable adhesive strip on the short edge of each bag helps keep moisture and environmental contaminants away from your piece during storage and while handling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/crystal-clear-bags#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15971 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Prints-2-copy.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Prints-2-copy.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Prints-2-copy-600x411.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/342;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15955\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15955 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Gallery-4-600x418.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Gallery-4-600x418.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyons-Gallery-4.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/349;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass case in Sara&#8217;s exhibition held some of the original 5 x 7&#8243; Howes Brothers photographs from the early 1900s. Sara made arrangements for these photographs to be archivally organized and stored after the exhibition ends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to giving &#8220;portfolio quality&#8221; matted prints to each of the current owners of the homes she photographed, Sara has also made arrangements for the original 5 x 7-inch Howes Brothers&#8217; photographs that she had borrowed for inclusion in her exhibition to be archivally stored when the show comes down. This is also quite simple to do, as each photograph will be removed from the glass display case and placed in an acid-free 5 x 7-inch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/open-end-envelopes#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open-End Envelope<\/a> and then stored in an archival (and economical!) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/hinged-lid-boxes#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metal Edge Hinge Lid Box<\/a>, which is available in a wide variety of sizes for any photographs \/ snapshots \/ or collectibles you may have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/product\/open-end-envelopes#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15985 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.archivalmethods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-End-Envelope-with-Photo-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"matted portfolio\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/450;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">If you&#8217;d like to learn more, please check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/blog#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wide range of blogs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/videos#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short videos<\/a>, and please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archivalmethods.com\/?ip=contactus%2Ecfm#nomobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">give us a call or send us an email<\/a> with any questions you may have.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Related Links<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">For more information on Historic Northampton, please click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historicnorthampton.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">For more information on the Howes Brothers, please click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historic-northampton.org\/collections\/howesbros.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">For more information on photographer Sara Lyons, please click <a href=\"http:\/\/saraklyons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographer Sara Lyons presented a proposal to Historic Northampton, a historical society in western Massachusetts. 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