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Civil War-era Processes, New Advertising
In general there seems to be a return to some of the classic techniques of art, a vintage look is all the range. I think this is a reaction to the rapid growth of technology and the precision that technology … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: The Civil War Tintype and Modern Soldiers
Frederick Scott Archer’s wet-plate collodion process dominated photographic production in the mid-19th century. There were three options with the wet-plate process, you could produce a glass negative or an ambrotype (a glass negative with dark backing) or a tintype (also … Continue reading
