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An Illustrated History of Photography

An illustrated tour of how photography has advanced through the ages.

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Photography" is derived from the Greek words photos ("light") and graphein ("to draw") The word was first used by the scientist Sir John F.W. Herschel in 1839. It is a method of recording images by the action of light, or related radiation, on a sensitive material.

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The Calotype Process The Calotype Process Members of the 75th Ohio Infantry in Jacksonville Tintype PhotographyGlass Negatives: the Collodion Wet PlateGlass Negatives & The Collodion Wet PlateExample of a Wet Plate PhotographExample of a Wet Plate Photograph
Example of a Dry Plate PhotographPhotograph Using the Dry Plate ProcessThe Magic Lantern - Lantern SlideThe Magic Lantern - Example of a Lantern Slide aka Hyalotype Prints of Nitrocellulose FilmPrint Using Nitrocellulose Film
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