How have you stored your old printed pictures?

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answer:I keep my photos in a big plastic, mostly air-tight box. Some date back to the 40s, photos my mom gave me. The rest are from the 50s through 90s. They’re still holding up. Maybe I’ll start an absum one of these days. Yeah… maybe.

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