Pontoon bridge at Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia
Summary
No. B244.
Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
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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history
civil war
virginia
appomattox river
albumen prints
pontoon
bridge
pontoon bridge
broadway
appomattox
river
1861
19th century
american civil war
lot 4176
civil war glass negatives and related prints
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
military
colonel
united states history
library of congress
Date
01/01/1861
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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