March 2005 Alt-Photo-Process-L: RE: An alt photo process questio

From: joachim oppenheimer ^lt;joachim2@optonline.net>
Date: 03/25/05-10:49:28 PM Z
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Thank you. I appreciate your response. Joachim
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  Subject: Re: An alt photo process question

I would guess that these are prints made with a combination of albumen and
arrowroot size. This reduced the glossiness of the print surface which many
people objected to in the late 19th and early 20th century. The prints have
the depth of albumen, but without the brittle glossiness.
Received on Fri Mar 25 22:49:33 2005

RE: An alt photo process question