Elizabeth,
Depending on how big or small the photographs are, you can store them in a box or container of some sort. What we do at CPAM, typically:
1. I will figure out what type of box they go into 8x10 or bigger I typically put into a quarter-sized or half-sized document box, like this. If there is a lot of loose room, I suggest using spacer-support bars like this. If I have many small photos, I will put them into a small clamshell box, like this, or a photobox with a lid, like this.
2. I then put photographs into L sleeves, here, or self-locking 'folders', and here. The names tend to be different on each website but they're the same item. I prefer these to actual photo sleeves (which are only open at 2 opposite ends) because I find removing photographs to be easier, especially with more delicate items.
3. I will then store the photos in the boxes. For the larger boxes, I will put multiple (or individual, depending on your preferred arrangement) in an archival folder (you have many options, I typically use a legal sized folder) and arrange by appropriate theme. For the small boxes, I just put the photos in their sleeves in the box and use dividers to organize them, like this.
I typically get my products from
1. https://www.conservationresources.com/
2. https://www.gaylord.com/
Hope this helps!
Luke
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Luke Perez
Curator of Collections
College Park Aviation Museum
College Park MD
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