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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 albumen print has been enameled, or glazed, with collodion giving it a high gloss surface and wet-like appearance. According to the instructions in the September 1904 Practical Photographer, enameling a print with collodion required coating a sheet of glass with collodion and soaking it together with the print in a solution of gelatin and water. The print was then placed face down into contact with the collodion and squeegeed together to removed air bubbles. When dry, the print easily came loose from the glass with the collodion adhered to the surface.