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Originally Posted by Old Hoss
I would recommend that you do not scan any photographs, because photographic surfaces are very sensitive and can get damaged during scanning. Instead, try taking pictures with a good digital camera set at a high resolution.
Hope this helps!
Charles
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There is no basis for that statement that I know of. The amount of light that falls on a photo in one or a few scans is not even a drop in the bucket compared to the light that falls on it over time, even if it is only viewed occasionally.
Major libraries (Library of Congress for example) do scan both prints and negatives. Scanning and producing a hi-res digital file is the best way to preserve the image virtually forever.