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| This Premo camera was in use from 1900 to 1912, and was probably similar to what Edward used then. | ||||||||||||||
| Do you have photos or glass negatives you want to preserve? Here is excellent information and advice by Bonnie Wilson, Curator of Sound and Visual Collections for
the Minnesota Historical Society. (It's a PDF file)
More about protecting family photos on this site:"Protecting Family Memories from Time" |
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| Glass plate negatives were coated with gelatin silver bromide. They came (in separate envelopes) in boxes of a dozen which advised "Open only in Dark Room." A price on the bottom of one box: $1.00. They could be processed by many firms which sprung up to capitalize on the new rage of amateur photography. | ||||||||||||||
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| In spite of the fact that by 1889, Kodak offered pliable celluloid
film in roll form, Edward preferred cameras that accepted glass
plate negatives in 4x5" or 6x7" size, well into the new century.
Above is one of Edward's 4x5" glass negatives from 1902, and the subsequent contact print...a self-portrait of his own family: Eddie, Minnie, Edith, himself and Walter. |
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