Glass Photographic Plate, 1870-1920
THF161171 / Glass Photographic Plate, 1870-1920
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Artifact Overview
Dry plate photography was a primary photographic method until the invention of roll-film in the 1880s. Glass plates coated with light-sensitive gelatin were placed into holders, and exposed in a camera. George Eastman automated this process with his plate-coating machine and factory in 1879. Exacting and demanding, plate-based photography was the opposite of being a mobile or spontaneous process.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Plate glass
Date Made
1870-1920
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.77.72
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Emulsion
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Length: 6.5 in
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