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Pre-photographic

Intaglio

Planographic

Relief

Photomechanical

Collotype

Letterpress

Offset Lithography

Offset Lithograph (Halftone Postcard)

Photogravure

Rotogravure

Woodburytype

Photographic

Albumen

Ambrotype

Bromoil

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

Digital

Electrophotography

Inkjet

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Notes on this view:

This print was made in a Photo Booth in 1948. In the mid twentieth century, Photo Booths were found in a variety of places including, department stores, bus and train stations, fairgrounds, and amusement parks. There were also Photo Booth storefronts. Inside the booth was a stool and a choice of one or more backdrop curtains. The lighting was frontal with one light above and one below the sitter and the walls of the booth were typically painted white or had white curtains to reflect the light. The booth could have an operator to take and develop the print, or more commonly, were completely automatic, coin operated machines. Prints would come in a strip with four or eight images or in larger or smaller single print formats. Often an attendant would be present to offer the sale of decorative frames or mats and hand-coloring, as seen here.