albumin negatives

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Type of glass negative where the glass plate is first coated with a mixture of albumin and potassium iodide. This is then dipped in a silver nitrate solution. Albumen glass negatives were not widely used and are difficult to visually distinguish from wet collodion glass negatives.
albumin negatives
Accepted term: 13-May-2024