Hydraulic Mining - hauling Sluice Blocks, for the Blue Gravel Claim, Smartsville, Nevada County
Summary
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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Tags
albumen prints
stereographs
hydraulic
sluice
blocks
sluice blocks
blue
gravel
blue gravel
smartsville
nevada
stereoscopic views
19th century
california
nevada county
library of congress
railway photo archive
Date
01/01/1866
Contributors
Lawrence & Houseworth, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.