Uncurling rolled up panoramas

I have several panoramas, some as long as 60" that have been
rolled up for many years. How can I go about uncurling them?

I was thinking of placing it in a humid room until it could
relax a bit and then carefully unroll them. If they seem to
be flexible enough to straighten out, attach weights and hang
it and then let the room lose the humidity. Then after the
humidity has left the panorama, flatten between some
acid free material.

Thoughts?

 

Try recurling then in the opposite direction

 

I have several panoramas, some as long as 60" that have been

An interesting question. My mom has some similar photos, also rolled for
years.

Prints are washed in water, so why not soak them? But before you do this
(because I'm just guessing) you could call a local professional lab and ask
them if they can mount them for you. I develop on fiber based papers that
tend to roll and I just took a a few in for mounting, but they won't be as
extreme as your rolled panoramas, which I've noticed can crack if not
unrolled carefully.

 

I have several panoramas, some as long as 60" that have been

Bruce, there's a related thread in rec.photo.darkroom right now.

Subject: Flattening 8x10 B&W
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Hope that helps.