Photography and the American Scene: A Social History, 1839-1889Account of the development of the art of photography in the United States from the first introduction of daguerreotypy to the appearance of the film camera and modern processes for book, magazine and newspaper illustration--Cover. |
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Page 114
... glass , which was then exposed . Herschel by this method was able as early as 1839 to produce a glass negative , but , as can be seen , his method would be extremely tedious in the preparation of any number of negatives.127 It was soon ...
... glass , which was then exposed . Herschel by this method was able as early as 1839 to produce a glass negative , but , as can be seen , his method would be extremely tedious in the preparation of any number of negatives.127 It was soon ...
Page 117
... glass negatives by the use of albumen ( egg white ) as a vehicle . In this country the Langenheims of Philadelphia used the glass negative process of Niepce as early as 1849 , introducing their prod- ucts to the public as hyalotypes ...
... glass negatives by the use of albumen ( egg white ) as a vehicle . In this country the Langenheims of Philadelphia used the glass negative process of Niepce as early as 1849 , introducing their prod- ucts to the public as hyalotypes ...
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... glass . In many ambrotypes a second clear glass plate was used and sealed by balsam to the orig- inal ( one of Cutting's patents ) to protect the image . Ambrotypes , like daguerreotypes , were made in a variety of sizes , but the one ...
... glass . In many ambrotypes a second clear glass plate was used and sealed by balsam to the orig- inal ( one of Cutting's patents ) to protect the image . Ambrotypes , like daguerreotypes , were made in a variety of sizes , but the one ...
Contents
THEIR EXquisite perfeCTION ALMOST TRANSCENDS THE BOUNDS OF SOBER BELIEF | 3 |
FIRST PORTRAITS AND FIRST GALLERIES | 22 |
THE ERA OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE | 46 |
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