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  2. Cabinet card - Wikipedia

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    Some cabinet card images from the 1890s have the appearance of a black-and-white photograph in contrast to the distinctive sepia toning notable in the albumen print process. These photographs have a neutral image tone and were most likely produced on a matte collodion , gelatin or gelatin bromide paper.

  3. Tintype - Wikipedia

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    A tintype, also known as a melanotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal, colloquially called 'tin' (though not actually tin-coated ), coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion. It was introduced in 1853 by Adolphe Alexandre Martin in Paris ...

  4. Eastman Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Eastman Johnson, 1890s, albumen print (cabinet card) by Edwin S. Bennett, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC Eastman Johnson's portrait of his brother, Commodore Philip Carrigan Johnson, oil on canvas, 21 × 25 in., 1876

  5. Spectacular postcards capture 1890s France in vibrant color

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    The stunning images were created using the Photochrom process, which colorized photos that were taken in black and white. Spectacular postcards capture 1890s France in vibrant color Skip to main ...

  6. A. & G. Taylor - Wikipedia

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    A. & G. Taylor was a British photographic business, and manufacturer of cabinet cards and cartes de visite, and later picture postcards. In 1866, the photographers Andrew Taylor (1832–1909) [1] and George Taylor opened their first studio in London's Cannon Street. They expanded to have 30 outlets in major British cities and some in the US.

  7. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847.[ 20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.

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  9. Hand-colouring of photographs - Wikipedia

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    Hand-colouring is also known as hand painting or overpainting. Typically, watercolours, oils, crayons or pastels, and other paints or dyes are applied to the image surface using brushes, fingers, cotton swabs or airbrushes. Hand-coloured photographs were most popular in the mid- to late-19th century before the invention of colour photography ...