[wildthing]

Not sure where the glare comes from. I've scanned my kids' class pics (although they are recent) and haven't had that problem on a flatbed all-in-one.

I did send pictures and negatives once to scancafe.com and had good results.

Old prints were printed differently, but I am not an expert to say whether it would cause glare.

Could it also be a setting on the scanner or software?

Edit: quick Google search of scan old photos glare returns some suggestions:

1. Turn photo 45 degrees? Maybe 90.
2. Scan twice, once upright, the other upside down, use Photoshop to layer the two...