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This is what happens when the fridge isn't on after 3 years

It is the majority of my processed 4x5 work when I was active shooting 4x5 for 3 years.
 
Bummer, Mike!

I have lost matted dry-mounted prints due to mold and from ants, but not negatives!

But perhaps wash them and perhaps salvage some memories from them.
 
MikeM1977 said:
This actually turned out to be a tragedy. I have no clue why I would have put those boxes in that fridge.
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Only just saw the photo of the mess. If I opened the fridge door and saw that, I reckon, like many occasions, a feeling of horror then resignation would engulf me. Then slam the door shut and destroy the entire caboodle.

I have been wondering all along why you put the boxes in the fridge. Yes, the tragedy is just too awful to contemplate; I do feel for your loss. But life is too short to be concerned with a few boxes of film. Turn around, chin up and move along. In time, it will fade to a memory.
 
I'd wash those negatives in luke warm water - then photoflo and hang them dry. If it hadn't eaten itself into the surface, you'll be able to salvage some or all!

Ben
 

They were all in archival sleaves. The color are mostly destroyed. The B&W are generally OK in the middle of the sheet but are being eaten away. Examples:

 
Sorry - they indeed look beyond repair. Still I wouldn't throw them - clean hand to dry and keep as memory.
 
Sorry about that Mike. In the hustle and confusion of a move, it's quite understandable how they could have been put in the fridge along with the unexposed film.
 
I never thought of insuring my film freezer's contents -- I will check it out. What should I expect for $20K?
 
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