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Gelatin Dry Plate
Gelatin POP
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Instant (Internal Dye Diffusion Transfer)
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Silver Gelatin DOP
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Notes on this view:

This is an example of a 4 x5 inch gelatin dry plate negative by an amateur photographer; it is part of a larger collection of amateur plates depicting the photographer’s family and friends, often in humorous poses such as this.

The commercial introduction of gelatin dry plate in the 1880s marked the birth of the modern photographic industry. Gelatin dry plate was the first manufactured, mass-produced photographic negative material. The process was relatively easy (compared to the wet plate process) making photography more accessible and creating a new class of amateur photographers. This in turn increased demand for manufactured photographic papers.