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Juliewith my stupidity...
It was the first 19th century photo I ever had...I decided to open it on the bus. Go figure. I jerked a string to hard. "Oh dear--i hope i didn't dent it," I thought. I didn't; I tore it completely in two.
A very nice east coast photo restorer fixed it for me for $300, but we agreed that no new materials should be used except glue, so the tear still shows--besides i wouldn't want to fake an old photo back into great condition.
I almost wish someone HAD stolen it!