Archive for the '10 - Paper Prints' Category

Snapshot Notes Part 2

Posted by admin on October 19th, 2007 filed in 1950 - and later, 1940s, 1930s, 1920s, 10 - Paper Prints

1920-1959
In this second part of the discussion on snapshot photos we will look at snapshots from the 1920s through 1950s. Through this entire period, almost all snapshot prints we see are black and white. Natural colored slides were produced during this period, but were nowhere near as popular as black and white prints for the […]

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Snapshot Notes Part 1

Posted by admin on October 12th, 2007 filed in 1910-19, 1900-09, 1890s, 10 - Paper Prints, 08 - Other Card-Mounted

 1888-1919
The snapshot was born with the hand-held camera, the most popular being the Kodak, introduced in 1888. In this article we are going to explore the first 32 years of snapshots, and look at how their appearance gives clues to their age. In subsequent articles we will look at some of the later developments in […]

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Real Photo Postcard Portraits

Posted by admin on August 10th, 2007 filed in 1930s, 1940s, 1920s, 1910-19, 1900-09, 10 - Paper Prints

Real photo postcards were used for portraits as well as scenery. In this report, we will focus just on the portraits, as that seems to have been the most popular use for real photo postcards when they were first introduced at the beginning of the 20th century.
We will further limit this study to non-celebrity […]

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