Marvelous photos of Houston from The Houston Chronicle website:
Then and now: Houston Streets
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Then-now-Houston-streets-6003155.php
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Excellent Facebook post by award winning Stefani Elkort Twyford, owner of Legacy Multimedia.
If you or someone you know needs advice/help with photographs that were caught in the flood water of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma this article offers good advice on what you can do to preserve them.
Legacy Multimedia
Published by Stefani Elkort Twyford · September 12 at 12:45pm ·
I’ve received several calls and emails regarding photographs that were caught in the flood waters of Hurricane Harvey. I know this is such a devastating thing, as for many, the images are some of the few things that connect us with our past.
If you are unable to attend to your photos right away, you can put them in the freezer until you are able to spend some time with them. When you are ready to deal with them, brush them lightly with a sable paintbrush to remove any debris or grit. Then soak them in a tub of distilled water to saturate them. (Do not run water directly onto the photos or use tap water.) You can add some Kodak Photo Flo 200 solution (you can purchase this on Amazon) to the water and soak for a few hours.
After they have soaked and are easy to separate, place them image side down on a piece of smooth glass and using a squeegee, gently stroke along the back to squeegee all the excess water. Hang the prints to dry.
Once they are dry, you can press them between sheets of smooth coated paper with a warm iron. I would suggest experimenting with this before going forward to see if you get the results you desire. Make sure to use a smooth paper so that you don’t iron texture into your print. Photos can also be scanned and new prints made, which may be preferable. If the photo requires restoration, there are many companies, including my own, which can do digital restoration and create new photo prints for you.
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Here are links to some helpful guides for those with damage from Hurricane Harvey. Sad to say many in Florida will be interested in these as well. All are pdfs you can print or download. Our thanks to Roxann Anderson McDaniel-Doise at http://mcdaniel-doisefinehomes.com/ for sharing these links.
Basic Insurance Guide: http://sbpusa.org/public/uploads/general/SBP-Insurance-Guide.pdf
Avoiding Contractor Fraud: http://sbpusa.org/public/uploads/general/SBP-Contractor-Fraud-Notice.pdf
Mold Remediation Guide: http://sbpusa.org/public/uploads/general/5_SBP_MoldRemediationGuide_HighRes.pdf
Photo by Infrogmation (Own work) [GFDL, CC BY-SA 2.0, CC BY 2.5 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
I just read this on the Houston Area Realtor’s site aka har.com:
If you have a home available on a temporary basis (for rent or for free) for someone displaced by Hurricane Harvey, please make sure to post it here. Pulling together in this time of need, we will all make sure that no one goes without a roof over their head and a warm bed in which to sleep.
You do set up a free account, all details are on the page. Please share if you think someone can help with this. Thanks!
Our office and model homes are closed due to the flooding from Hurricane/TS Harvey. We’ll be open as soon a possible and it is safe for everyone with Drake Homes Inc. For our our friends and families in Houston, take care and stay safe.
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