[Leica] IMG: 1874 Studio Portrait

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

To me looks like an albumen print but could be a salt print.

Mark William Rabiner


> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:55:17 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Cc: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
> Subject: [Leica] IMG:  1874 Studio Portrait
> 
> Today I received a scan of an early studio portrait by a small town
> photographer.  This image was made by Frank Saunders, of Aberdeen,
> Mississippi, around 1874, and shows my grandmother at around age 2.  She 
> died
> in 1905, 25 years before I was born.
> 
> I did some cleanup work in PSE 6.0, primarily spot and stain removal, but 
> did
> not want to alter the character of his work.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Louise-Watrous-600-dpi-full-size-colo
> r+edit+sm.jpg.html
> 
> Comments welcomed.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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