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Mar 5, 2018 05:49:31   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
blacks2 wrote:
Years ago, I found a bunch of 8x10 glass plates negatives at the flea market which I contact printed and here is the result. At that time Ron Partridge an expert on old photography, the son of Imogen Cunningham, did some research and he found out that these were taken by a French Artist who photographed and used these images as subjects for his work. These were taken around the late 1800 he said and by the looks the emulsion was applied just before exposing. The camera and the supplies were transported be mules. Boy, we have it easy today. LOL.
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Great images !!!!!
You were lucky to find plates in such good condition!!! The ones I found were not worth printing or I should say trying to print as the emulsion was lifting from the glass. We tried different methods but it was a waste of time and these were not as old as yours.

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Mar 5, 2018 06:26:32   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
blacks2 wrote:
Years ago, I found a bunch of 8x10 glass plates negatives at the flea market which I contact printed and here is the result. At that time Ron Partridge an expert on old photography, the son of Imogen Cunningham, did some research and he found out that these were taken by a French Artist who photographed and used these images as subjects for his work. These were taken around the late 1800 he said and by the looks the emulsion was applied just before exposing. The camera and the supplies were transported be mules. Boy, we have it easy today. LOL.
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Those are a great find Mike.

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Mar 5, 2018 06:54:54   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Really nice, blacks2. What a great find.
--Bob
blacks2 wrote:
Years ago, I found a bunch of 8x10 glass plates negatives at the flea market which I contact printed and here is the result. At that time Ron Partridge an expert on old photography, the son of Imogen Cunningham, did some research and he found out that these were taken by a French Artist who photographed and used these images as subjects for his work. These were taken around the late 1800 he said and by the looks the emulsion was applied just before exposing. The camera and the supplies were transported be mules. Boy, we have it easy today. LOL.
Years ago, I found a bunch of 8x10 glass plates ne... (show quote)

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Mar 5, 2018 06:59:52   #
rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA
 
woodworkerman wrote:
Those are a true treasure.


Absolutely!

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Mar 5, 2018 07:13:55   #
foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC
 
whoops haven't had my coffee yet

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Mar 5, 2018 07:16:45   #
pete-m Loc: Casper, WY
 
What are the size of the plates ?

As spectacular as they are, I wonder what they looked like when new.

Thanks for posting and thanks for allowing downloads.

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Mar 5, 2018 07:17:48   #
aaciolkowski Loc: Sugar Grove Illinois
 
Wonderful

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Mar 5, 2018 07:22:28   #
rdrechsler Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
 
Great find. Priceless.

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Mar 5, 2018 07:31:10   #
Stephan G
 
blacks2 wrote:
Years ago, I found a bunch of 8x10 glass plates negatives at the flea market which I contact printed and here is the result. At that time Ron Partridge an expert on old photography, the son of Imogen Cunningham, did some research and he found out that these were taken by a French Artist who photographed and used these images as subjects for his work. These were taken around the late 1800 he said and by the looks the emulsion was applied just before exposing. The camera and the supplies were transported be mules. Boy, we have it easy today. LOL.
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"Them thar hills are older than we thought!" in Yosemite Sam's voice.

Very fascinating and, as others stated, wonderful. It makes me wonder what is still "floating around" out there. That they are doomed to extinction due to ignorance or misuse.

Thanks for sharing.

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Mar 5, 2018 07:37:08   #
cameraf4 Loc: Delaware
 
Before I went back and read your intro, I thought "Dang, Mike's older than I thought." Thanks for sharing these, Mike.

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Mar 5, 2018 07:43:40   #
traderjohn Loc: New York City
 
blacks2 wrote:
Years ago, I found a bunch of 8x10 glass plates negatives at the flea market which I contact printed and here is the result. At that time Ron Partridge an expert on old photography, the son of Imogen Cunningham, did some research and he found out that these were taken by a French Artist who photographed and used these images as subjects for his work. These were taken around the late 1800 he said and by the looks the emulsion was applied just before exposing. The camera and the supplies were transported be mules. Boy, we have it easy today. LOL.
Years ago, I found a bunch of 8x10 glass plates ne... (show quote)


Whoa. In the first one, I was looking for Charleston Heston to come carrying the tablets with The Ten Commandments. Really great shots.

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Mar 5, 2018 07:49:01   #
timb123
 
Beautiful

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Mar 5, 2018 08:04:07   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
Fabulous find Mike!

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Mar 5, 2018 08:16:47   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
First-rate photos there, Mike.

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Mar 5, 2018 08:37:23   #
maggiemae Loc: North Carolina
 
Amazing find! And beautiful prints.

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