About digitized images

For a fee, you can order a copy of a photograph or other item from the Archives holdings as a digital file.

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  Scan resolution

  Regular reproduction service

  The item is scanned to the minimum pixels per inch (PPI) shown in this table.

  Size of the original's longest edge	Scan resolution in pixels per inch
  Larger than 20 cm (8 in)	400 PPI
  10 to 20 cm (4 to 8 in)	800 PPI
  5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in)	2400 PPI
  35mm film	4000 PPI

  Custom reproduction service

  If you require higher image quality, a custom reproduction service at an additional cost is available. Custom reproduction requests are assessed on a case-by-case basis and resolution depends on the equipment used to scan the item.

  Contact the Archives to discuss your custom request before placing your order.

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  Image editing

  The tonal range of some photographs has been adjusted after scanning to bring out as much detail as possible.

  We do not correct colours or fix blemishes, except in rare cases where broken originals (glass-plate negatives) have been digitally stitched together to form a complete image.

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  Image resizing or reformatting

  The Archives provides digital images as an uncompressed TIFF file only, and at the same image size as our master image file.

  Any alterations to an image such as cropping, resizing, tonal or colour adjustments, migration to a different file format, or other editing are your responsibility.