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Yoc:
Thanks.
Please do a Google on the strips to see if they aren't already out there somewhere (but not as reprints, obviously we could never share those)

Good luck on the project!
:)

drkuntz:
I got nothing for you regarding your question, but I do remember the Gazette and looked forward to it each week. I think I lost mine one year during spring cleaning.  :'(

Good paper.

WiscPackRat:
Hmmm. This may take a while. The stuff from the 30's and 40's are in pretty good shape and can easily be scanned. The stuff from the 20's are a little more delicate, but still able to be handled during scanning. But the early 20's and WWI era pages are really hard to hold and scare me little when I try to scan them.

Plus my HP Photosmart Plus Print/Scan/Copy machine is great at scanning, but can only do 9x12" which means a full newspaper page has to be done in sections and spliced together carefully to get it accurate. Each scan has to be almost perfectly perpendicular in line-up to merge correctly. Each page needs at least 4-6 scans, not counting repeats when I have to redo a section that is at a slight angle. So I'm not being lazy, just taking time to get them right.

Oh heck, I am being a little lazy. This is hard work and I do some, then take time off to calm my nerves, especially after I scan the lower left corner of a page five times and it keeps coming out cocked a little clockwise or a little counter-clockwise no matter how I try to shift it slightly between scans.

I have heard people refer to adjusting their scans to line things up on the computer, but I don't know how to do that or if I can with with the HP editing and in working in Windows Paint. The hardest part when I splice the sections together I put scotch tape on my monitor to hold them together. Does anybody know an easier way to ge the tape buildup off of it? :P :P

Geo (RIP):
I hate to tell you, but a stand alone scanner is the simple answer. I too use my HP for quick scans, not for anything like your talking about. I don't know which graphic program is best for what your looking for on the PC, I'm from the Mac side from working in the school setting for years. I will have to say before I retired we started using PC for word processing and data for grades. Someone else with more time with the PC should be able to help more with the graphic program question. Would hope this gives a step in the right direction.

Geo

CBpop:
Hi WiscPackRat.  I understand your pain, having had the same problem trying to scan brittle  newspaper strips.  Just a couple of ideas.

1- Never use tape if you can help it.

2- Find a clear, 3 hole paper protector at an office supply store.  Not sure what they are called, but they are made of a stiff clear plastic and usually have a black insert that is pre punched for 3 – 5 hole binders.  You can place the daily strips in the protector which allows them to be scanned  flat. It also allows you to position 5 or 6 strips  at a time for a multi page scan, cutting your scanning time.

3- A stand alone scanner will give you better scans and usually comes with a good editing program. I haven't had much luck with multi purpose printer/scanner/fax machines.  I have used several stand alone scanners with good success.  Epson has some nice stand alone scanners for $100 or less.  I'm using a Plustek Optic book 3800 scanner now with good success.

4- I've always used PhotoShop for final editing. PhotoShop Elements is a good alternate to the very expensive full version of PhotoShop. There are other excellent graphic editors on the market, it depends on what you are comfortable with. There are also some free programs that are good for minor editing.

5-I use a digital camera for large Sunday strips and that would take up too much space to describe in this post  ;) You can scan a larger Sunday page  in several scans and merge them into one using a good editor. A stand alone scanner with a cover that can be removed works well for larger scans.

Just some thoughts off the top of my head.  I know there are others who can add to the tips.  Good luck with the scanning.
Ed

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