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Photography: Processes, Preservation, and Conservation

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The Flatiron, 1904, printed 1909. Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973). Depicted: New York City, New York, United States of America. Gum bichromate over platinum print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1933 (33.43.39).

Further Reading

Baldwin, Gordon. Looking at Photographs: A Guide to Technical Terms. Malibu: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1991.

Crawford, William. The Keepers of Light: A History and Working Guide to Early Photographic Processes. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Morgan and Morgan, 1979.

Hendriks, Klaus B., et al. Fundamentals of Photograph Conservation: A Study Guide. Ottawa: Lugus Publications and the National Archives of Canada, 1991.

Museums and Galleries Commission. Standards in the Museum Care of Photographic Collections. London, 1996.

Mustardo, Peter, and Nora Kennedy. Photograph Preservation: Basic Methods of Safeguarding Your Collections. Technical Leaflet Series 9. Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, 1994.

Nadeau, Luis. Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes. 2 vols. New Brunswick, Canada: Atelier Luis Nadeau, 1997.

Reilly, James M. Care and Identification of Nineteenth-Century Photographic Prints. Rochester, N.Y.: Eastman Kodak Company, 1986.

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn, et al. Archives and Manuscripts: Administration of Photographic Collections. Basic Manual Series. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1984.

Wilhelm, Henry, with Carol Brower. The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: Traditional and Digital Color Prints, Color Negatives, Slides, and Motion Pictures. Grinnell, Iowa: Preservation Publishing Company, 1993.

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