Glass negatives: Recently, I saw a post asking about Glass negatives. These 3 following are from my grandfathers collection, from the 1920 period. He worked & lived on a timber mill in...

Bunko.T Loc: Western Australia.

Recently, I saw a post asking about Glass negatives. These 3 following are from my grandfathers collection, from the 1920 period.
He worked & lived on a timber mill in Western Australia, his hobby was photography & he also developed is pics.
I have inherited his collection. These are a few glass images from that time.
The man on horseback is the boss doing his rounds to ensure progress is ongoing. The Axeman has a job in front of him to drop that monster tree.
The woman was a pic for her family as a gift. The reason for that post is the depth & clarity of the image.
When I zoomed it up in my computer after scanning it, I was amazed in the clarity in her eyes. I could still see into her eyes, zoomed up to full screen in one eye.
The Third pic is from the same period, of an Afghan hawker bringing service to the mill community where travel to town was 8-9 miles & no transport. Afghans were a part of our early history, likewise the Chinese.
Hope the poster recently sees these from glass negatives.

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jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

filmstage28 Loc: CA

theses are very cool. Wow glass prints, how cool is that, I want to see more.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Bunko.T wrote:

Recently, I saw a post asking about Glass negative... (show quote)

Fantastic set!!!!
Did your Grandfather use wet to dry plates?

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

filmstage28 wrote:

theses are very cool. Wow glass prints, how cool is that, I want to see more.

Glass Negatives!!!

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Bunko.T wrote:

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Keep them coming. I'm still fascinated by the technology of glass plate photography.

crafterwantabe Loc: Mn

Nice!!!!!

tcthome Loc: NJ

Archival proven! Nice & yes, can see into the eyes.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Wonderful conversions.

Tote1940 Loc: Dallas

Just amazing! Thank you
How many of our images will last this long?
Glass plates for sure were flat

carlberg

Manglesphoto wrote:

Glass Negatives!!!

A distant cousin of my wife was a portrait photographer in Trinidad, Colorado in the 1900s. He shot on 16" X 20" glass plates. Attached is a photo of his son holding a glass negative of my wife's grandmother. We have a contact print made from the negative. The photo appeared in the March, 1991 issue of National Geographic. His negatives are now in the Colorado Museum of Natural History.

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joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

carlberg wrote:

A distant cousin of my wife was a portrait photographer in Trinidad, Colorado in the 1900s. He shot on 16" X 20" glass plates. Attached is a photo of his son holding a glass negative of my wife's grandmother. We have a contact print made from the negative. The photo appeared in the March, 1991 issue of National Geographic. His negatives are now in the Colorado Museum of Natural History.

Gorgeous composition ⭐🥇🏆🥇⭐

neco Loc: Western Colorado Mountains

I believe that Mathew Brady, the famous photographer of Pres Lincoln and the Civil War, used glass negatives and once exposed in the field they were packed in straw in his horse drawn wagon for safe passage back to his studio in Washington D. C.

cbg photos Loc: Warren, New Jersey

Extraordinary, very nice!!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

neco wrote:

I believe that Mathew Brady, the famous photographer of Pres Lincoln and the Civil War, used glass negatives and once exposed in the field they were packed in straw in his horse drawn wagon for safe passage back to his studio in Washington D. C.

Mathew Brady used the Wet Plate method !!