Visual Cues and Clues: Cracking the Code of Glass Negatives
Unwritten Record
JULY 27, 2021
Later on as the process was further improved upon, glass plates were manufactured by machines on a larger scale. In the example image below, you can see the words “Gun [Boat] in the James near Aikens Landing” written at the top. PUBLICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FURNISHED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES STILL PICTURE BRANCH-RRSS.
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