Safekeeping Kit

Everything you need

The Safekeeping Kit arrives prepaid, with a crushproof box, a weatherproof bag for your albums, and an AirTracker so you can follow them the whole way. Pack them, seal it, and hand it to UPS. We take it from there.

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The Photokive Safekeeping Kit box open beside stacked family albums

crushproof box

In the box

The Box and packing materials

A crushproof box, a weatherproof bag for your albums, an order form, and a prepaid UPS label - all included. Nothing to buy, nothing to measure.

A hand holding the AirTracker device included in every Safekeeping Kit

AirTracker, included

In the box

An AirTracker in every shipment

An AirTracker rides along with your albums, so you know exactly where they are the entire time - to our studio and back to your door.

A woman comparing a restored family photo on her phone with the original album at home

Home again, at last

On the way home

Your originals come back

Albums return exactly as they left - bindings, sleeves and keepsakes intact - and your private library is ready to view online.

$500

UPS insurance on every shipment, in both directions.

0

Photos removed. Every page is photographed in place, by hand.

4–6 wks

Typical time from the day we receive your box to the day it ships home.

How it works

Three easy steps.

Hands lifting a leather family album from a stack of vintage albums and loose photos on a wooden table

A hand holding the AirTracker device that ships in every box — AirTracker in every box

Step one

The Safekeeping Kit arrives

Your Safekeeping Kit includes a crushproof box, a weatherproof bag, a prepaid UPS label and an AirTracker so you can follow the box on its way to our studio. Pack up your albums and send them in. We'll email you the moment they arrive.

One of our archivists photographs every album by hand, capturing each page in place and individually editing and retouching every image - all while keeping your album completely intact.

Step two

We digitize by hand

Every album is personally photographed by our dedicated team of L.A. archivists, ensuring each page is captured with care, every image is individually edited and retouched, and your album remains completely intact.

A woman comparing a restored family photo on her phone to the original in a vintage album

Step three

Everything comes home

We return your originals exactly as you sent them and email you a link to your private gallery, where every photo is ready to view, share with the whole family, or print as a Photo Book.

Vintage family photos and open albums arranged on a table

Two people turning the pages of vintage family photo albums together

Ready to protect your family’s legacy?

Choose your album count and reserve your rate in under a minute.

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