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Albumen
Ambrotype
Bromoil
Bromoil Transfer
Carbon
Carbro
Chromogenic
Collodion POP
Cyanotype
Daguerreotype
Direct Carbon (Fresson)
Dye Imbibition
Gelatin Dry Plate
Gelatin POP
Gum Dichromate
Instant (Diffusion Transfer)
Instant (Dye Diffusion Transfer)
Instant (Internal Dye Diffusion Transfer)
Matte Collodion
Platinum
Salted Paper
Screen Plate
Silver Dye Bleach
Silver Gelatin DOP
Tintype
Wet Plate Collodion

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Notes on this view:

This highly-decorated photo postcard from the 1920s represents a style of novelty, hand-colored postcards popular in the early 20th century. These postcards, with coloring and imagery reminiscent of cinema, were especially popular in Europe. France, in particular, was a leading producer of such luxury postcards; several major postcard-publishing houses were located in Paris during the 1920s. Publisher's marks were often printed directly into the photographic image. Notice the publisher's mark in the bottom left hand corner of this postcard.