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tgm010835
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Direct-image photographs in which the collodion negative supported by a dark-lacquered thin iron sheet appears as a positive image. Popular mid-1850s through 1860s; in use through 1930s.
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Gem photographs
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Collodion positive photographs
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Iron photographs
Melainotypes
Tintypes
. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 15/12/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/190666
