Stone Church, Centreville. - Public domain dedication image
Summary
The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to hold light-sensitive silver salts. The paper is then sensitized in a solution of silver nitrate, and exposed in a camera or under a negative. After exposure, the print is developed in a solution of gallic acid and silver nitrate, which reduces the silver salts to metallic silver and creates the final image. The albumen print process was widely used for commercial and fine art photography in the 19th century and produced high-quality, detailed images with a distinctive glossy finish.
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united states
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civil war 1861 1865
churches
manuscripts and archives division
united states sanitary commission records
stone church
united states sanitary commission creator
gardner alexander 1821 1882 photographer
archival materials
albumen prints
stone
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centreville
condensed historical matter
correspondence
19th century
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Date
1861 - 1871
Contributors
United States Sanitary Commission, Creator
Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882), Photographer
Source
New York Public Library
Link
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")