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Pre-photographic

Intaglio
Planographic
Relief

Photomechanical

Offset Lithography
Collotype
Letterpress
Gravure
Woodburytype

Photographic

Printing-Out
Carbon
Iron-Based
Silver Gelatin (B&W)
Chromogenic Color
Instant
Dye Imbibition
Silver-Dye Bleach
Albumen
Salt Print
Gelatin POP
Collodion POP
Matte Collodion
Cyanotype
Platinum Print

Digital

Dye Sublimation
Inkjet
Direct Thermal
Electrophotographic

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Notes on this view:

This commercial studio portrait is commonly known as a carte-de-visite (CDV) and is of a later variety presenting the sitter's head and shoulders rather than the full-figure. It consists of an albumen print mounted to a thick, 2 ½ x 4-inch paper card. The sitter has been framed in an oval and the card has rounded corners. A blue tint added to the albumen layer is present; this technique introduced in the 1860s was thought to enhance the image and was popular in pink, yellow and blue tints.