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Carbon process

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A bichromate process to produce photographic prints using a carbon pigment to form the image. The most widely used carbon process was J.W. Swan's, introduced in 1864, which used sheets of pigmented gelatin that were transferred in processing to a paper support.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053500

Broader Terms used

bichromate processes

Narrower Terms used

Artigue process

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13yrs ago

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