EASTMAN NEGATIVE PAPER

patented 1884
gelatin emulsion on paper
first sold as sheets with proportions of the plate cameras (should displace gelatin dry plates), special holder served compatibility

(McCABE, CONSTANCE, 1996)

later roll holder for 12 to 24 exposures by Eastman (with William H. Walker): very successful, very sensitive paper

(COE, BRIAN, 1986, p 50 et seq.)

disadvantages: paper fibers visible, big formats (5x7’’, 6,5x8,5’’, 8x10’’) and complicated procedure

(TAFT, ROBERT, 1964, p 384 et seqq.; McCABE, CONSTANCE, 1996)

film cut into single exposures before development (susceptible to failure) and development

(TAFT, ROBERT, 1964, p 384 et seqq.)

after development made transparent with hot castor oil (wax and vaseline oil also used)

(ADELSTEIN, P. Z., 1987; WEINSTEIN, ROBERT A.; BOOTH, LARRY, 1977, p 166; COE, BRIAN, 1986, p 50 et seq.; TAFT, ROBERT, 1964, p 384 et seqq.)

(COE, BRIAN; HAWORTH-BOOTH, MARK, 1983, p 23 et seqq.)

[edit] References

ADELSTEIN, P. Z., 1987. From Metal to Polyester: History of Picture- Taking Supports. In: Eugene Ostroff ed. Pioneers of Photography. Springfield, Va.: Society for Imaging Science and Technology, 30-36
COE, BRIAN, 1986. Das erste Jahrhundert der Photographie 1800-1900. Bindlach: Gondrom
COE, BRIAN; HAWORTH-BOOTH, MARK, 1983. A Guide to Early Photographic Processes. London: Victoria and Albert Museum
McCABE, CONSTANCE, 1996. Preservation of Stanton Negatives. In: Robert H. Webb ed. Grand Canyon A Century of Change, Rephotography of the 1889-1890 Stanton Expedition. The University of Arizona. 34-35
TAFT, ROBERT, 1964. Photography and the American Scene: A Social History, 1839-1889. New York: Dover (Reprint)
WEINSTEIN, ROBERT A.; BOOTH, LARRY, 1977. Collection, Use, and Care of Historical Photographs. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History