I saw an interesting photography exhibit in Columbia, MO. The Historical Society displayed some of the photos taken by local portrait photographers and some interesting pieces of antique photo equipment. Photos were taken before 1940. The portraits were often displayed a very large prints (more than 4 ft. tall).
The quality of the was very good. I don't know if the prints were made from earlier prints or negatives. Down load for details.
Dark Room Equipment.
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Desk for making contact prints
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Large Format Camera. Larger than 8x10
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Field Camera. 5x7 I think
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Example Portrait from the 20s or 30s
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